Bedouine

Bird Songs of a Killjoy

LA based singer-songwriter's sophomore record encapsulates folk at its most crystalline and warm. Returning from her 2017's excellent self-titled debut, this feels at most the same yet on a different scale of place & time, ever calming and familiar channeling a decades old sound with authenticity and melodic swells. This record is a soft pillow that wraps your ears and never let it go. Beautiful in many ways possible.

Based on the singles, I don't think she really upgrates her formula. Still, she conserves her great voice, which was one of the few highlights of her first album.

Edit : Yeah it's pleasant for sure. Her debut was also pleasant. This is more like a b-side of her previous album. She remains her strong points (voice, really good pace) but she doesn't extend her songwriting and her sound. Compare to her debut, this one will be forgot really fast.
Maybe nextime ?

The sophomore album hits hard ... read more

( ☆☆½ ) ambivalent, i don't feel fully connected with it

Bedouine's music reminds me of a spider nimbly weaving her intricate web that captures and collects buzzing memories. Her songs always feel like they are from an alternate past just out of reach. Her new album, Bird Songs of a Killjoy, continues down a similar lane as her debut album. I would say the significant distinction between the records is a warmth in the production. Bird Songs feels even more rose-tinted, her warm voice evoking female singer-songwriters from the 1960s while maintaining ... read more