We are reaching a point where artists are taking the best pieces of music of the past and blending them together to make new songs that give me the euphoria I got as a kid alone in my room with my mp3 player. Magdalene is one of the greatest.
‘Make me a boy
Make me a girl
Make me a weapon
Your Smith & Wesson’
Why am I tearing up?!
Enemy At The Gates is really surprising and the only truly redeemable song on this album. Good Intentions is better than the rest of the others, but honestly this is an album full of skips.
Never finished my original listen through of this when it first came out because I found it underwhelming, then last week I went to see her on tour with a friend who had an extra ticket (mainly went for Cecile Believe) and woooooow. Hearing these songs live and getting to dance to ‘harvest sky’ really changed the game. I’ve been listening to that one a lot and the whole album every other day. This could possibly be 80 territory if it continues to grow on me. Don’t know ... read more
How many times do you think someone in the studio muttered ‘holy shit’ under their breath?