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Keeley Forsyth
The Hollow
The British singer-songwriter’s harrowing, physical folk music forces you to confront an awful and awesome kind of beauty
Pitchfork
Keeley Forsyth
The Hollow
Even when her words are sometimes obscured by the way she stretches and contorts them, she elicits a visceral reaction purely through her voice’s unsuspecting force and precise shapes
Beats Per Minute
Keeley Forsyth
The Hollow
This is a stark and often moving listen, setting her coldly operatic voice against a backdrop of billowing modern classical and wintry electronics. Print edition only
Uncut
Keeley Forsyth
The Hollow
These non-linear creations are vehicles for an incredible contralto that echoes Anohni, Diamanda Galas, Jarboe, even late-era Scott Walker. Print edition only
Mojo
Keeley Forsyth
The Hollow
While it’s far from cosy easy listening, as an entry point into the bewitching, disquieting world of its maker, this album is pretty special
musicOMH
Keeley Forsyth
The Hollow
A couple of tracks have endings so abrupt they feel artificial. They definitely have me wishing for longer codas and wig-outs. Does she ever let it go on longer? Is this instinct, or discipline? A plan, or just how songs came out? But crucially, where Limbs felt like someone still developing their sense of direction, The Hollow sounds like someone nearing absolute mastery
The Quietus
Beth Gibbons
Lives Outgrown
Thirty years after stepping into the spotlight, the Portishead singer reintroduces herself with her debut solo album. History weighs heavy on her songs, but she takes pains to avoid her musical past
Pitchfork
Dehd
Poetry
Dehd exude a youthful charm that is hard to replicate on Poetry. They are infectious and their sunny melodies and sincerity make their music compelling
PopMatters
Beth Gibbons
Lives Outgrown
Beth Gibbons gives us the understanding of our mortality that we all need on her most revealing work
The Quietus
Billie Eilish
Hit Me Hard And Soft
The singer’s music is energised by her push-pull relationship with fame
The FT
Beth Gibbons
Lives Outgrown
The Portishead singer has a powerful sense of feeling in her voice on her solo debut
The FT
A.G. Cook
Britpop
Tracks explore the past, present and future of the striking hyperpop style pioneered by the producer
The FT
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