not sure what else to say about this apart from it’s been my favourite album of 2020 so far, release in 2019.
there’s no letting up here right from the first track. ‘Body’ made me cry when i first heard it, a constant drone underneath let’s Julia talk the lead and walk you through everything she’s feeling. Inherently emotional throughout, the album touches on topics that are common, but rarely so eloquent when in song. Firm and subtle.
‘pressure to party’ was my first introduction to the artist. plug and play guitar and drums with little else but music and words. there’s a joy in the music which i can’t quite translate. a full band instrumental makes me wonder if there’s anything she can’t make her own. immensely relatable, it’s simple and effective and a sad summer song that sounds nothing similar to summertime sadness. (sssssssss)
‘don’t know how to keep loving you’ made me cry again. every line we get more detail to the breakdown of a relationship which seemed so important. i feel like i’m reading someones diary notes but they’re telling me to do it because they feel ok again.
‘you were right’ seems to be resolving a lot of the inner conflict that we’ve heard before, and i love it. it’s got the edge i like to singer/songwriters and the uptempo, offbeat-ridden backing makes it insanely repeatable. it’s a small ‘fuck you’ but probably more of a personal catharsis for Julia than anything intentionally upsetting. you to do you
‘comfort’ closes the album and it made me cry again. her voice is brittle and haunting in what is a note to herself. it is a barebones acoustic waltz and that’s good because i instantly want to hear everything she is saying. feels like a post break-up checklist for anyone wanting to get over a heartbreak
LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM, YOU WILL LOVE IT
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