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She's brought feelings to the surface that previously she may have kept veiled. It feels like a significant breakthrough.
3mo
82
It’s a trick Baird is especially skilled at deploying: a simple set up, a nearly-imperceptible shift or two, and before you know it, a sparkling ice statue stands before you, whispering life’s riddles into your ear.
1mo
81
Growing, shifting and changing right before our eyes, Baird has grown stronger and more sure of who she is, while her songs continue to grow bolder and more captivating at every turn.
1mo
80
Furling expands the sonic palette, bringing in piano, percussion, harp, vibraphone and more. The results bring new dimensions to her psychedelic folk.
3mo
80
Despite the vintage points of reference, Furling never feels like a bloodless exercise in pastiche or recycled nostalgia.
2mo
80
Expanding her sonic canvas, the American singer-songwriter’s first solo album in seven years is well worth the wait.
2mo
80
The material, though, remains doggedly original – an artist forging a singular path, ‘Furling’ seems to conjure entire realms, mapping out fully-fledged continents. Unfailingly imaginative, her return offers another vital chapter in her unfailingly riveting career.
1mo
80
The softer acoustic folk tunes and heavier, more far-reaching dives into piano and densely stacked arrangement all feel like similar parts of a whole, and the album flutters by beautifully like an unbothered mind wandering through various thoughts on a sunny day.
1mo
75
Largely centered on the piano, the songwriter’s first solo album in eight years is wistful, heady, and mesmerizing.
1mo
70
The album blends English folk, American roots music, and shades of trip-hop in ways that are both heady and nebulous.
2mo
70
First solo album in seven years from ex-Espers vocalist sees greater depth and more expansive arrangements amid the astral and languorous textures.
2mo
This whole thing is encapsulating. Sonically it's one of the most well written Folk albums I've ever had the grace to hear and it pairs well with a midday walk. It slowly unravels over time, too, not letting anything be too overwhelming. Utterly beautiful all the way through.
I know Meg Baird's music better from her bands Espers and Heron Oblivion, but I have heard bits and pieces of her solo work over the years. she is a multi-instrumentalist, a tremendous vocalist, and has some genuine deep folk connections in her background. this is slow, deep, and thoughtful music. the arrangements are exquisite, and her talent at all levels of performance and production shines forth on songs like the beautiful "Star Hill Song". this is more beautiful and serene than ... read more
The pairing of airy vocals and gently unfolding, ornamental folk arrangements could have landed this in 'nice but blah' territory - luckily there's a certain intensity to her performance, and a vaguely mysterious atmosphere in attendance; these qualities help add some depth and a timeless sensibility to proceedings.
Very soft and charming, with incredible vocals, with really good instrumentation.
Most of what has come out of 2023 so far has been very slow and psychedelic stuff, which doesn't bother me as much as that there isn't much variety so far.
This record is very well made, with plenty of charming moments, and while it is pretty slow, you could argue that this genre is supposed to be slow, so that didn't really bother me either, it's more so the fact that It's just not really my thing, or at least ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Ashes, Ashes 6:11 | 80 |
| 2 | Star Hill Song 5:57 | 78 |
| 3 | Ship Captains 4:48 | 74 |
| 4 | Cross Bay 5:07 | 71 |
| 5 | Twelve Saints 5:35 | 75 |
| 6 | Unnamed Drives 3:37 | 72 |
| 7 | The Saddest Verses 2:47 | 70 |
| 8 | Will You Follow Me Home? 5:38 | 80 |
| 9 | Wreathing Days 4:02 | 70 |
Total Length: 43 minutes
By Dalton
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Added on: October 11, 2022