What a gorgeous record. Katie Stelmanis is the sole member of the original new wave outfit from Canada. This band has been through many different iterations of itself at this point but on HiRUDiN we see a flourishing attempt at indietronica mixed with art-pop. Is this going to blow your pants off?no not really, but it is still a lovely little album with some really strong songwriting. It?s dragged down by the strong Fiona Apple and Angel Olsen influences. Also, this album doesn?t have a concrete sonic direction, many of the tracks are all over the place with different ideas, but they all sound good on their own. It?s just not a solid cohesive listen.
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