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8.0
109850
8.0 |
Q
Each song is like a little journal entry, lent emotional heft by Ashworth's use of repetition. Print edition only
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8.0
109851
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
A remarkable, distinctive debut
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8.0
109852
8.0 |
Exclaim
Listeners will relish the detail poured into her debut, its polish not too shiny to obscure the raw experiences that its songs are drawn from
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8.0
109853
8.0 |
DIY
A bold and well-rounded debut
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8.0
109902
8.0 |
The 405
SASAMI feels like a warm friend you haven’t seen in years, ready to reflect on life: how you’d hoped it’d be, and how it is. It doesn’t feel so bad when you’re together
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8.0
109904
8.0 |
NME
Tales of disintegrating relationships, told with searing honesty, are underpinned by lushly woven arrangement
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7.0
110332
7.0 |
Under The Radar
Much of the album moves between the two extremes of vastness and intimacy.
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7.0
109848
7.0 |
No Ripcord
A promising debut by an artist who’s been part of the scene for years but has now started down a path on her own
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7.0
109849
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Reinforced by the layered repetition that comes with recording on tape, this album finds its grace by turning heartache into cheeky, fork-tongued refrains
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7.0
109854
7.0 |
Pitchfork
Embodies shoegaze’s supernatural ability to conjure sadness from the void
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7.0
109855
7.0 |
The Music
A languid guitar record that feels anything but rushed
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7.0
109856
7.0 |
Loud And Quiet
If Ashworth is bitter, the Sonic Youth guitar rage of ‘Not the Time’, or the dissonant feedback that starts ‘Free’, do a good job of articulating it
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6.0
109896
6.0 |
The Skinny
The sound of an artist stepping into the limelight and forging their own distinctive sound
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5.0
109847
5.0 |
Uncut
A collection of songs that are superficially alluring but, bar standout "Morning Comes," rarely captivating. Print edition only
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