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Storytelling is what has drawn so many people to Ethel's music, and this album proves just how effortlessly she weaves the lore of her characters and her own experiences into masterfully crafted songs. It's all laid out in "Waco, Texas" (a fifteen-minute triumph that is so captivating that it feels so much shorter), where she describes Willoughby being unable to stay in a relationship with her because of his mental health issues regarding his father's death and drug ... read more
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He tried something different! While the fusion of disco and dance music falls flat on the ballads, his vision is clear, but like on most of his albums, it's hard to decipher what the hell he is talking about in some of these songs. Ambiguity in songwriting is a talent in itself, however, and I appreciated many of the sonic choices he made on this record!
What was going on in 1997?! Among countless others this year, Kylie Minogue released her magnum opus, full of influences from trip hop. Effortlessly, she blends a new wave of sound in pop music into experimental rhythms and transfixing songwriting.
Is there a soundscape that Sarah Kinsley can't master?! I love the way that she floats over the electrifying synths, and the lingering, throbbing romance that punches through each track! She is truly in a league of her own, and her aspirations are so enthralling to me!
The prose is just as elegant and wistful as on her previous records, and while the music that surrounds her undeniable poetic nature is eclectic, it does sound like an amalgamation of her work prior to Laurel Hell. However, that does not automatically negate the way that Mitski so effortlessly creates a lush scene within her own version of noise rock!
It's foreboding and suspenseful, but it doesn't really lead up to much. I really wish there were more scathing tracks like "House", but I do love the cinematic pop moments like "Chains of Love" and "Dying for You"!
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