They seem to become more themselves with each album, and Plum finds them at their most immediate and compelling.
There’s a rumbling, phantom thread in the strata of Plum that elevates their fifth effort to a vantage point above their previous releases.
Plum is a warm hug of a record. The kind you get from those types of friends you know you don’t need to keep in touch with all that regularly, but when you do it feels as though they’ve never been away and time goes all too quickly.
Remaining much in the vein of their past work, Plum does little to rock an established boat.
The fifth record from vocalist Molly Hamilton and guitarist Robert Earl Thomas subtly evokes teary-eyed folk and laidback shimmer laden with breezy atmosphere, almost gauzy and dream-like. Clearly a culmination of their work from the past, Plum showcases their distinctive sound with dream-pop sensibilities, from its first four singles released in advance, primarily the majestic Breadwinner that evokes rich tapestries of sound and words. Prescient and multi-faceted, this material is a hushed ... read more
| 1 | Plum 4:24 | 84 |
| 2 | The Good Ones 4:38 | 86 |
| 3 | Money 4:53 | 85 |
| 4 | Breadwinner 4:09 | 66 |
| 5 | Even True Love 4:46 | 67 |
| 6 | Amy 4:03 | 72 |
| 7 | Sure Thing 3:07 | 66 |
| 8 | Jeannie 4:28 | 65 |
| 9 | Y2k 4:39 | 58 |