Produced by Sam Petts-Davies, the same guy who already produced Warpaint and The Smiles (Thom Yorke's band), this album surprised me as one of the most striking of the year. Pay attention to "Hounds".
This is one of the most amazing PSB that could easily be named Disco 2 or Introspective 2 - long and elaborated tracks, following the path started with "Disco" and followed by "Introspective". Vocals are secondary here, except for "One thing leads to another" - a spoken song that remembers "Left to my own devices" Tennant way of singing, with ironic lyrics that echoe a narrative of how things are really connected and how we, not any one else, are ... read more
The sharpest and smartest Fiona Apple album. She's finally back making justice to her creation process, always made without any hurry. Her patience to write, giving herself to life and reality, echoes in every track. She delivers the best of her voice -- here a little harsh and husky compared to past albums -- and take us into a dark tunnel of our passions and memories. She sings about what pervades all of us, that's why she is so universal. And once there, immersed in the darkness of the ... read more
Recorded live at RAK Studios, London on 15th & 16th September 2017. So intense and perfectly mastered that doesn't seem they are singing live.