Speak

Four years on from her debut of crunchy and sophisticated coming-of-age indie rock, EERA returns with a follow-up album that shows all good signs of natural progression.

To soundtrack her forthrightness, Bruland has built on her formative P.J. Harvey influences with a blurrier, chillier mix of guitars and electronics, landing somewhere bewitching between Broadcast, My Bloody Valentine and Lush.

'Speak’ casts a macroscopic lens on the human experience, delicately documenting Anna’s rising confidence and newfound acceptance in her sense of self.

As EERA knows, oppositions and contradictions ultimately result in transformation – they give rise to something new. The result here is a compelling record that is as confident in its shiny, polished singles as in its crepuscular oddities.

Where the haunted vocals and atmospheric production remain, it’s in service of something bolder, more dynamic.