Album Rating: 4.0

glad you're digging, boney



with Big Thief exploding like they have on this site, I figured it was only a matter of time before people starting giving her solo stuff the attention it deserves :]

Album Rating: 4.5

Seriously haven't felt like this about an album since Sprained Ankle, hope it lasts.

Album Rating: 4.0

that one moment in from where it sounds like a micro wave that's finished. good stuff.

Album Rating: 3.0

This is nice and all but I'm actually not getting a whole ton out of it. It could just be my prior experience with the songs from UFOF but "Terminal Paradise" and "From" feel like the most substantial pieces here, and these versions are just as good as those on UFOF, but I'm not really connecting with anything else, and having those two songs frontloaded doesn't help.

Album Rating: 4.0

i'm a lot of boy with a lot of nerve



do ya wanna toy with me?

Album Rating: 4.5

"I'm actually not getting a whole ton out of it. It could just be my prior experience with the songs from UFOF but "Terminal Paradise" and "From" feel like the most substantial pieces here" -- Agreed that those are two of the best here (I actually prefer these versions slightly), but reckon Symbol, Blue and Red Horses, and the t/t are on par. Also, her vocals on Out of your Mind are stupid good.

Album Rating: 4.5

My heart is a wagon

My heeeeeart is a wagon

But I can't push her desire

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah, out of your mind is nothing short of fantastic!



You’re making me want to bump this up, damn

Album Rating: 4.2

Will never get the love for this one

I worship at the altar of this lady and I agree

Album Rating: 4.2

I should really check Big Theif already I'm just so behind in this year

Think she might be my pick for best singer out right now when you factor ability, melodies and lyrics

Album Rating: 4.0

This one was definitely more of a grower for me fwiw

Album Rating: 4.5

I think this is her best, but also -- I generally prefer singer-songwriter music to bands, and I'm not head over heels over BT's rockier stuff.



Oh, and if I still love this in a few months it'll be top five favourites ever probably.

Album Rating: 4.2

Do you really have this above Phoebe Bridgers now??

Album Rating: 4.5

Oh man, not even comparable. I think Adrianne is a much better songwriter, one of the best in the indie folk scene. Better than Julien, too, who is my favourite artist ever, though who I wish would lean into the folk and isn't all that comparable in terms of sound.

Album Rating: 3.0

Uh, I'm not really sold on Lenker as a songwriter, I think her strength lies more in her singing and melodies. Bridgers (and others like her) is absolutely a better lyricist.

Album Rating: 4.5

Whoa, really? Adrianne loves to blur fiction and autobiography in a really interesting way, I think, and isn't afraid to string seeming nonsense together that sounds beautiful. A lot of interesting imagery as a result. She also sings about sex and relationships in a really warm and often complex way. Definitely a stylistic preference, ultimately, but I also think Adrianne's songwriting is far more dynamic -- it's insane how much ground is covered over BT's catalogue, and even how much From and Terminal Paradise change between this and UFOF. I like Bridgers a lot, but she has a habit of writing the same song over and over again (which isn't a bad thing), and her lyrics strike me as typical indie folk fare. Which again, is a stylistic thing, but I think Adrianne is far more developed.

Album Rating: 3.0

That's fair, and yeah it's probably a stylistic thing - I generally much prefer "direct"/narrative style lyrics to more abstract stuff. I do like Lenker's abstract style on occasion but I think it's kind of hit or miss; often it seems (like you say) that she's more interested in how the words sound than with constructing anything particularly coherent with them or with "cleverness", per se.

Album Rating: 4.0

As much as I love Bridgers I think Lenker is the better lyricist