Skinned

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2020 Ratings: #413
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79
Pitchfork
In songs as slick and futuristic as the screens that surround us, the Danish electro-pop musician uses technology as a frame for deeply human feelings.
musicmagpie55
77

Buch has a way of making spindly electronic songs that worm their way into your head. For me, Skinned sounds like a singer-songwriter's interpretation of James Ferraro's Far Side Virtual. There is a jubilant sense of possibilities that guide Buch's songwriting. The album remains formless throughout, creating a nice cohesion between the subject matter (remote modes of intimacy) and the sound (simplistic, yet emotional electronic melodies). Buch finds new pleasures in digital connections that ... read more

typoirier
82

This album is an excellent abstract project, with a good mix of futuristic and ethereal sounds that combine to create the feeling of exploring an alien world full of a unique beauty. There's softer moments of reflection mixed in with fast-paced excitement, like a heart fluttering with the anticipation of something wonderful.

Favourite 3 Songs:
Mw
Can't Get Over You With You
Can You Hear My Heart Leave

cjstuart
100

rereview + rerating

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