“On Julia Holter's breakthrough 2012 album, Ekstasis, there were obstacles blocking the way of every sensory experience. "I can see you but my eyes are not allowed to cry," she sang on "Goddess Eyes". "The human whispers so cold," she cooed on "Marienbad". And on the first song from her forthcoming third album, Loud City Song-- out on Domino August 20 in the U.S. and August 19 everywhere else-- her”