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Girl In The Half Pearl

Liv.e

Girl In The Half Pearl

Second album from the Los Angeles-based alternative R&B artist

ADM rating[?]

7.4

Label
In Real Life
UK Release date
17/02/2023
US Release date
17/02/2023
  1. 8.3 |   Pitchfork

    Liv.e’s brilliant second album bends her expressive R&B into fearsome new shapes, acknowledging all the nuance and pain on the long journey to personal truth
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  2. 8.0 |   The Quietus

    It’s an album that is hard to categorise but its methodical beats, otherworldly production, intriguingly chaotic clashes of melody and hazy vocals all inexplicably mesh together, with Liv.e leaning further and further towards that vital point of breakthrough
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  3. 8.0 |   Under The Radar

    An album that is dynamic and layered, often in flux and always exuding personality
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  4. 7.8 |   Spectrum Culture

    Despite its moments of darkness, this is ultimately a record that illuminates, and as Liv.e reaches the bouncy, upbeat conclusion of her album, she ultimately leaves the listener with the sense that they are not alone, and that as long as she is around, they never will be
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  5. 7.5 |   Beats Per Minute

    You get the sense Half Pearl was something the artist had to get out her system at all costs before moving on to the next thing. That next thing is anybody’s guess; judging from this vast sonic character study, it’ll be one that leaves no stone unturned
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