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When I Paint My Masterpiece

Ada Lea

When I Paint My Masterpiece

Third full-length release from the Montreal singer-songwriter Alexandra Levy produced with Luke Temple

ADM rating[?]

7.2

Label
Saddle Creek
UK Release date
08/08/2025
US Release date
08/08/2025
  1. 9.0 |   Far Out

    Rather than laboured, this album is patient. Rather than repetitive, it’s coherent and rather than unsure, it feels resolutely confident
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  2. 8.0 |   Paste Magazine

    The Montreal singer-songwriter’s third album is an eclectic, homespun reappraisal of what it means to be an artist
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  3. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    An intimate record full of poetic and melodic turns, giving you the impression that sometimes Levy herself is surprised by where it takes her
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  4. 7.3 |   Pitchfork

    With an unforced approach and humble wit, musician and visual artist Alexandra Levy reflects on creativity, community, and writing a song even Bob Dylan can’t
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  5. 7.0 |   All Music

    If there's a knock on when i paint my masterpiece's 200-to-16 approach, it's that the album's recording style is its most cohesive trait, with the track list sometimes seeming like a Bob Dylan exercise, followed by a Frankie Cosmos op, a quasi-tango study ("dogs playing in the backyard"), etc. - xeven if that playful, adventurous spirit is also part of its charm
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  6. 7.0 |   Under The Radar

    Ada Lea’s third album is wistful at times, light-hearted at others, and interesting throughout
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  7. 6.9 |   Beats Per Minute

    Like an artist buying more paint, brushes, and canvasses, Levy goes on creating. It’s the process that’s important, and as spacious and enjoyable as the album is at its best moments, it primarily feels like a necessary step to reevaluate inspiration and impetus
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  8. 6.0 |   Mojo

    She takes memories and splashes them around in them, a style she's made her own. Hokey, lo-fi acoustics and a fluid off-key croon add a surreal edge. Print edition only


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