“Taking cues from Frightened Rabbit, Baker delivers a rock album for both arenas and living rooms”
“The singer-songwriter's third album finds her searching for answers that refuse to come easily”
“Singer-songwriter Julien Baker’s acutely observed confessionals have filled two acclaimed albums to date. Sombre love songs that referenced her Christian upbringing and a recovery from substance abuse have been foundational to this Tennessee artist’s evolving myth. By contrast, Baker’s third outing goes large, in every sense. These are tales about falling off the wagon, spectacularly; about hurti”
“songwriting with stunning emotional clarity”
“One of the best young singer-songwriters in indie rock reaches for a bigger sound on her third LP”
“On her third album, Julien Baker’s self-lacerating storytelling gets a more expansive canvas to work with. The big, full-band sound makes all the small moments of pain surreptitiously devastating.”
