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overthehill
January 17th 2022


8 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Good review! Refuge Cove is one of my favourite albums of all time. This is an excellent follow-up, although I definitely prefer the softer vibe of the first. But hey, it's a classic folk album with a theremin in it -- how can you not love it!?



NorthernSkylark
January 17th 2022


12134 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Hey I’ve heard her debut. It was was nice and so is this.

Orb
January 17th 2022


9341 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Yeah this is quite cool! Not sure I'll ever come back to it though

Sowing
Moderator
January 17th 2022


43943 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I only have two issues with this, which are (1) consistency - there are clear highlights but also others that I'd never have to revisit, and (2) her voice doesn't work well alone or in a bare environment, it needs to be accented by fuller-sounding instrumentation (esp the pastoral pianos/strings). Overall this is quite enjoyable though, at least 2-3 of these songs are going on my Q1 playlist.

WatchItExplode
January 17th 2022


10450 Comments


Yeah basically. Ditch the sparse arrangements tell her to entertain me rather than to steal my soul and I'll get more out of this. When she hits it's incredibly unique and powerful though.

I appreciate you turning me on to this Mathias. Good to see you starting the year off writing, and I'm going to tell you again to check out Anna Leone if you didn't already.

Sowing
Moderator
January 17th 2022


43943 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I'm going to second the Anna Leone rec for anyone at all who will take it

Orb
January 17th 2022


9341 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Im sticking with my Ferrara Ensemble

WatchItExplode
January 17th 2022


10450 Comments


I'm trying to get the following up to 3+ Sowing

butt.
January 18th 2022


10949 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

holy shit this is amazing. got that real spiritual folk sound, like she's a witch who lives in the mountains or somethin. yeah that's how I'm describing it. such a powerful and unique vocalist. already confident this will be one of my fav folk releases this year, it just hits right.

early favorites are Heaven, Up in Flames, Raglan

butt.
January 18th 2022


10949 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

ps - anyone who likes Raglan, go check out To A Woman by Lavender Country. Cool old folk song from the 70s, very similar. If anything, Raglan sounds like it was made in the 70s. REALLY captured the feel in those guitars and the production.

Sunnyvale
Staff Reviewer
January 21st 2022


5852 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Just bumped my rating, this has been on steady rotation and growing on me

butt.
January 21st 2022


10949 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Same. Really digging this

dmathias52
Staff Reviewer
January 21st 2022


1799 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

Pitchfork reviewed this one and has basically the opposite reaction as most of the consensus here. They preferred the stripped back tracks, which I think is interesting. I can't get enough of Raglan and the title track

Sunnyvale
Staff Reviewer
January 21st 2022


5852 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Up In Flames, Raglan, and This Day In May are probably my top three at this point

butt.
June 1st 2022


10949 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

It’s winter now and I feel like rubber frogs

conesmoke
June 2nd 2022


7875 Comments


Awesome album. Title track's a beast, heaven's pretty good too

Sunnyvale
Staff Reviewer
November 4th 2022


5852 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

It's winter now and I feel like Robert Frost

Jasdevi087
April 19th 2023


8124 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

saw her open for The Veils and was floored tbh. you can always tell when a singer understands their voice and isn't afraid of it



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