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Immediately and intensely captivating, the melodically and sonically sophisticated debut from Pitou is a strikingly deliberate and successful demonstration of aurally-sensitive emotion; an immaculately composed, masterfully paced listen that gets better with each playthrough.
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Soothing and inviting, the mellisonant debut from Keilan Creech is a blissful escape from life's draining, incessant need for attention; an anxiety-pacifying influence that slows the world a little with a calming, gently enveloping atmosphere and easygoing ambience.
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Heartfelt and Melancholy, the debut album from Charm of Finches exists as a consolable, youthful darkness; a persistent but not perpetual foe whose shroud will be unable to disguise the world's beauty when light inevitably reveals itself anew.
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Intriguing and assured, listening to the immensely charming, expertly composed second album from Emma Gatrill is akin to exploring the modest grounds of a country cottage that was long ago imbued with benign magic; an exciting, immersive and soul-refreshing experience that makes the world seem a special, more wondrous place to be
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Reflective and kindly, Brynja Bjarnadóttir's debut is becoming of a gentle daydream set in one's happy place; a woolgathering getaway where troubles are not heavy obstacles to be bound to but, rather, experiences to be contemplated as they float away into the aether.
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Wholesome and affecting, the Royal Parks' bittersweet debut is a musical diary communicated with heavy-hearted sincerity; a record of gorgeous harmonies and palpable, graceful poignancy.
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'Slowing then expediting time at will, the often plaintive debut EP from Maggie Whitlock is a restrained and concentrated set of tales with an immensely personal feel -- a modest, unostentatious approach allowing the songs to eventually swell and beautifully communicate the emotional importance held within.
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Unassuming and absorbing, the debut LP from Frére exists as a wandering sadness trapped in a self-made maze of longing and regret; a bleak, well-established outlook torn between the prospect of escape and that of becoming steadfastly, undyingly resigned to its lonely fate.
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Darkly resplendent, 'Stills' plays like a beautiful, mournful rendering of the time spent trying to recover from a soul-emptying sadness; a lonely, claustrophobic gloom periodically brightened to reveal a life that still exists by a series of expansive yet humble musical flourishes.
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Earnestly melancholic, Marigolds plays like a melodic salutation to all that is neglected and forgotten by a world at the mercy of Father Time; the carefully conceived work of a thoroughly engaging and exceptionally capable storyteller
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