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And the Darkness, Hearts Aglow

Current price: $12.59
And the Darkness, Hearts Aglow
And the Darkness, Hearts Aglow

Barnes and Noble

And the Darkness, Hearts Aglow

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With her 2019 album, , vocalist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist took her long-developing project to a new level. A fascination with '70s soft rock tonalities that showed up on earlier albums crystallized into something far more opulent on , with hook-abundant tunes somewhere between and underscored by the synth abstraction and experimentalism that had remained constants in the catalog. Fifth album emerges as the second installment of a trilogy that began with , and it continues that album's gorgeous arrangements, intricate songwriting, and themes contemplating both one's place in the universe as well as the trajectory of the universe itself. Opening with immediate standout "It's Not Just Me, It's Everybody," all these elements are in place and even more pronounced than on the album prior. The song's straightforward, piano-led instrumentation is gradually filled out by sweeps of orchestral strings, harp, and heavenly backing vocals. 's steady, mellow, double-tracked vocals parse through lyrics about times of overwhelming change and isolation as the song builds. It's the first of several of the albums tunes that linger for more than six minutes, moving steadily through their dreamy production and making space for to ruminate on big-picture themes that are more universal than personal. "The Worst Is Done" and "Children of the Empire" are similar, examining the heaviness of societies living through what feels like the end times over peppy rhythms and busy chamber pop flourishes. translates this into a haunted '50s ballad style on "Hearts Aglow," injecting a little Twin Peaks energy into the album's majestic pop sound. Much like its predecessor, the album consists of eight monolithic songs and two more experimental interludes, but expands on the vision of rather than simply repeating it. "God Turn Me Into a Flower" is a wonderfully restrained inclusion, with 's voice, delicate strings, and guest synthesizers from 's all swirling into a blur of textures and ambience. The neon synth tones, rubbery bass guitar, and clunky drum machine beat of "Twin Flame" is more synth pop than anything has created before and shakes up the flow of the album without taking it so far out of range that it feels like an outlier. is another step forward for , building on the stunning sonic and emotional environments she tailored on and using that lushness as a means of processing destabilized times. ~ Fred Thomas

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