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The Fierce and the Longing (2008) by Audrey

Audrey
The Fierce and the Longing
2008, A Tenderversion Recording
indie pop

I’m not very familiar with shoe-gaze, but I’m pretty sure that Audrey is as close as I’m going to get to it. This [country] band is all-female and all suave femininity. Interestingly, all four women in the band share vocal duty equally, which is [...]

Speak For Yourself (2005) by Imogen Heap

In this sophomore album, Heap has opened an entirely new auditory world to her listeners. Speak for Yourself features songs that are as elegant as they are sprawling, and as controlled as they are rebellious.

The Earth Is Not… (2003) by Explosions in the Sky

It’s amazing that this is my first review for Explosions in the Sky, considering how obsessed I’ve been with this band of late. I’ve chosen their third album as the first I reviewed because it is the only one, in my opinion, that is actually cohesive enough to be called an ‘album.’