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AmericanFlagAsh
May 15th 2024


13689 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Listening to Out of Season right now and I forgot how good it was, gorgeous downtempo mixed folk

gabba
May 15th 2024


2823 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

"Out of Season" is very good indeed, somewhere between folkier Goldfrapp, early Hooverphonic and Portishead ofc. Getting really hyped about her new album!

Demon of the Fall
May 17th 2024


39014 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

New album is fantastic. Arty chamber / progressive folk but with some really interesting arrangements and more than a couple of unexpected twists. It’s safe to say her voice has aged like a fine wine.

It’s almost suffocating in its darkness. The production is very good.

As an aside Sput should theoretically lap this up, lol

Trifolium
May 17th 2024


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Oooooooh yyeeeeeaaaaahhhh today is the day!!!!! Super glad to hear that Demon, sounds like I'm going to love it too 💕💖😍

Demon of the Fall
May 17th 2024


39014 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Lives Outgrown is an instant and fairly emphatic 4. Enchanting yet vaguely haunting noir artsy folksy wholesomeness

(I say "instant" - heard it three times already this morning, should probably leave it be till tomorrow now)

Trifolium
May 17th 2024


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I'm sooooooooo hyped to check it but I'm stuck in meetings all morning.................... 😰💥

onionbubs
May 17th 2024


23796 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

oh fuck yes i didnt realize it was out today

zakalwe
May 17th 2024


41944 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

It’s notching up some fine praise and a host of critical acclaim which is nice to see

Slex
May 17th 2024


17869 Comments


Listened to the first 3 songs at midnight and they were mesmerizing, excited to smoke a fat doink and listen to the rest

Trifolium
May 17th 2024


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Here we gooooooooo! That wooooooooonderful production is already clear from the get go, the singles already promised it but ooof it all sounds good!!

Demon of the Fall
May 17th 2024


39014 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Yeah, the production is spot on. So much depth. Perfectly balanced

Trifolium
May 17th 2024


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Definitely. One of the album's strongest sides I'd say.

AmericanFlagAsh
May 17th 2024


13689 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Holy fuck it's good

Trifolium
May 17th 2024


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Yeah definitely 💕

Demon of the Fall
May 18th 2024


39014 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Lives Outgrown is packed so full of creative flair and constant highlights that it’s exhausting, maybe it could do with being longer just to properly contain them all (is this a criticism? Hmm). I’m almost inclined to say it could do with greater spacing or breathing room, yet the ideas are so strong and the production is a triumph. Idk what I’m saying here… an over-abundance of “full” arrangements detracts from the power of her voice? Perhaps. Like I say though, it’s incredibly strong as a collection of songs and could almost do with being longer. It’s also very heavy / dark in an emotional sense.

After 5 full listens I’m struggling to pick favourites. Burden of Life maybe. Rewind’s krautrock influence / twist is very cool. I love Oceans. But really I could pick almost all of the tracks for various reasons. Even the closer just for the comparative stripped-back quietness it provides.

tl;dr - It’s a fantastic album chock full of wonderful ideas, yet the collective may be less than the sum of its parts to an extent (either way it represents a hugely successful comeback)

Demon of the Fall
May 18th 2024


39014 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

And for the love of all things true, please help eliminate the “electronic’” tag from the artist page!

Also, presumably there will be a review? Hope so

Egarran
May 18th 2024


36860 Comments


It's good to hear this is waiting for me, because I sure am not listening now, I need happy summer groovy vibes.

Trifolium
May 18th 2024


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Yeah I get what you're saying Demon, it's very dense indeed. Heard it only once so far though. But boy is it good!!!

Demon of the Fall
May 18th 2024


39014 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

if it’s summery groove you’re wanting, then staying well away (for now) is definitely the best course of action!

I’m looking forward to the day when you can wallow in misery with us Ega.



And yeah I’m still processing this to an extent. There’s a lot to take in here. It may not be something you can dive into on a whim and that’s as someone who embraces darkness quite regularly regardless of season, lol

Slex
May 19th 2024


17869 Comments


New album is fucking amazing oh my god



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