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an eleven-track collection of romance, tenderness and introspection en masse, “Dark River” is composed, for the most part, with beauteous classical arrangements that lead the album backwards towards time. its sound is adaptable, varying from a hostile rock ambient to then suit a lachrymose atmosphere with the accompaniment of wonderful cellos and heavenly vocalizations. in Luce’s sophomore record, she’s off to deal with the prisms of self-love and the passionate one, ... read more

bold and sensitive as much as it’s flexible, Madison Beer’s debut album is filled with narratives of heartache, self-worth, breakthroughs, welfare and more: her songwriting addresses so straightforwardly, carrying a few lines and far-fetched hooks and melodies that storm on you swiftly. the production, in its turn, bears all types of sounds (and effects) for whatever she is to let out, making each step of the way unpredictable and alluring – and heads-up, the strings very ... read more

“Sympathetic Magic” is an alluring album that dives into the atmosphere of a current of emotions through a time where life, with all its dying entities, obliges us to look on what is there to lose and what was there that’s lost. its feet are on the ground, driven by the complexity of emotions that are being felt repeatedly throughout this never-ending isolated season under a gut-punching lyricism with the magnificent sound it has. its representational craft flickers from ... read more

although entirely personal, sensitive and serene, the issues with this record are exactly those attributes. it lies too deep within specificity, it doesn’t bother to try and get you to comprehend the story behind the song nor for you to see yourself through it and adopt it into your life. not quite introspective, as it also never gives you enough of details of the frontman’s life, such as his soft spots, sorrows, struggles or ambitions. the individual songwriting express what he ... read more