Adrianne Lenker
Bright Future
Release Date: Mar 22, 2024
Genre(s): Pop/Rock
Record label: 4AD
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Album Review: Bright Future by Adrianne Lenker
Excellent, Based on 3 Critics
Based on rating 8/10
Similar to Emily Sprague's self-titled Florist album of a few years back, Adrianne Lenker's woodshed approach on Bright Future brings warm and wonderful results. Surrounded by friends Nick Hakim (piano), Josefin Runsteen (violin), Mat Davidson (guitar), as well as the ambient sounds of the studio itself, the album glows steadiest when all of the musicians' talents are brought to bear. Lenker's sing-song cadence gets things going on the reflective opener, "Real House." "Do you remember running?" Lenker asks before recounting childhood memories and ultimately juxtaposing the life giving and life taking properties of a hypodermic needle.
Opinion: Excellent
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Opinion: Excellent
Photo by Germaine Dunes On Adrianne Lenker's last solo outing, 2020's songs & instrumentals, it was just the artist, producer/engineer Philip Weinrobe, plus the rain and birds that could be heard from the cabin retreat where Weinrobe recorded direct to tape. Dominated by radiant finger-picked guitar and vulnerable voice, the double album had a consistent, intimate feel all its own. Though the recording process for Bright Future continued Weinrobe's all-analog working methods, this time she's joined by Nick Hakim on vocals and piano, Mat Davidson (Twain) on vocals, piano and violin, and Josefin Runsteen on vocals, percussion and violin.
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