to these ears, this is laura's most impressive body of work since her game-changing debut 'alas i cannot swim' & her move towards a much bigger & electric feel makes for a much freer & looser sounding album.

this is her 5th album in 7 years, which is a remarkable achievement for someone who has yet to turn 25 years old & with every album the incredibly prolific songstress has developed her sound into a new direction. here, with her self-produced effort, she incorporates a more expansive palette of sounds & from delicate folk to electric-guitar-led alt-rockers to percussive beats. a superb offering that sits comfortably alongside angel olsen's 'burn your fire for no witness',  waxahatchee's 'cerulean salt' or sharon van etten's 'tramp'.
 

garry recommends: the sexiest album about bad love since stories from the city, stories from the sea.