Big Thief’s sprawling new double album confronts both the highest stakes and the most mundane circumstances. All of it is tied together by Adrianne Lenker’s fantastic lyricism.
Tag: Folk
‘=’ REVIEW | A Calculated Return
Sheeran’s latest LP occasionally reaches the heights of previous works, but for the most part he sounds checked out and content to do the bare minimum to stay relevant
REVIEW | Big Red Machine ‘HLDYTIGL’: Music To Get Lost In
Dessner and Vernon’s world always feel big enough to invite more people in; including you
REVIEW | Lorde Finds Inner Peace But Becomes Disconnected on ‘Solar Power’
More so than ‘Melodrama’, and *far* more than her debut ‘Pure Heroine’, ‘Solar Power’ prioritises vibes over just about everything else
TBT REVIEW | The Beautiful Melancholy of ‘Either/Or’
With little more than a guitar and his lilting, fragile voice, Smith sings of dark truths, hopelessness and a reluctant resilience
REVIEW | ‘Sling’: Beautiful Meditations On Domesticity
If ‘Immunity’ was the sound of an artist in the throws of teenage angst, ‘Sling’ is the sound of a woman looking to adulthood and domesticity
REVIEW | ‘I Know I’m Funny Haha’: Timeless Tales of Loneliness
Over timeless country-infused rock arrangements, Webster stoically recounts tales of melancholy, boredom and quiet frustration
REVIEW| Julia Stone’s Luscious ‘Sixty Summers’
Great folktronica with a dark underbelly
REVIEW | ‘How Many Times’: Understated and Heart-Breaking In Equal Measure
‘How Many Times’ achieves a rare feat; capturing in just ten tracks, all the complexities and dimensions of heart-ache
Review | Cassandra Jenkins Stunning ‘An Overview On Phenomenal Nature’
These songs, regardless of the darkness of their truths, feel like a warm blanket on a winter’s day
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