“The emerging dream-pop idol delivers a stunning and atmospheric debut”
“Hatchie's Keepsake makes new ideas feel beautifully familiar”
“On her debut full-length, Keepsake, Harriette Pilbeam, also known as Hatchie, delivers a soundtrack of sighing heartbreak, longing nostalgia, and struggling friendships with her honeyed aesthetic, following instant acclaim for her five-song dream-pop EP Sugar & Spice, released just last year. Lead single "Without a Blush," blends Pilbeam's seamless, breezy voice with chiming synths, blotted with”
“In September of last year, Alvvays invited tour openers Snail Mail and Hatchie onstage for a cover of The Hummingbirds’ “Alimony.” That moment, which took place at the tail end of a sold out three-night residency at Brooklyn’s Warsaw, felt a bit like a passing of the torch: As Alvvays were wrapping up the Antisocialites album cycle and transitioning into indie veteran status following two critical”
“Hatchie's platonic ideal of dream pop goes down a bit too easy, like another rewatch of a John Hughes film.”
