“Marika Hackman wrote Big Sigh during a tough spell. Trapped in her own thoughts over lockdown, the Hampshire-born singer-songwriter forced her way through creative deadlock until she had a breakthrough that resulted in her first album of original material since 2019’s acclaimed Any Human Friend. But where its predecessor was louche and hook-driven, this fourth studio album skulks deeper into her p”
“a defining moment for one of our most intriguing songwriters”
“The English singer/songwriter’s first album in five years finds her stretching out sonically while maintaining a consistent, exciting focus on what makes her music so good in the first place.”
“After the Britpop gestures and electronic touches of her last two albums, the UK singer-songwriter explores a more pared-back mode that highlights her incisive lyrics.”
