- Record Label: Saddle Creek Records
- Release Date: Aug 30, 2019
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Sep 11, 2019At the Party With My Brown Friends is another exquisite installation.
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Sep 3, 2019Offering sanctuary to anyone with a soul full of longing, At the Party with My Brown Friends is a beautiful affirmation of our common needs and a reminder that love is possible.
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Oct 17, 2019It's one of those rare, almost perfect follow-up, albums from a promising artist unafraid of taking her music to even more thrilling places without sacrificing what made it so compelling to begin with.
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Sep 9, 2019She makes no apologies, feels no inadequacy. Over the course of the album, this near-hour spent in the presence of the people she loves, she is reminded that she is equal to any challenge which may befall her.
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Sep 5, 2019Black Belt Eagle Scout has crafted an album to play any naysayer: At the Party with My Brown Friends will make a fan out of anyone.
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Sep 4, 2019At the Party is lusher and more delicate than its grungy predecessor, Mother of My Children, but no less powerful. Paul's latest is a warm and appreciative ode to the joys of passing the time with people you love.
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Sep 3, 2019Paul’s soft voice, washed by reverb, recalls the dreamscapes of Beach House, and there are reminders of Sharon Van Etten in the enveloping swells of drums, grungy guitars and spacey shifts of rhythm.
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Aug 30, 2019Painting a tranquil image of friendship and family, at times bordering on escapist, Black Belt Eagle Scout finds both the tenderness in companionship and its fragility.
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Q MagazineAug 27, 2019A bright, bold new talent just got bolder. [Oct 2019, p.106]
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Aug 27, 2019An album imbued with heartfelt sentiments, both expressed and inexpressible, At the Party with My Brown Friends is at once earnest, rippling with intensity, and a refreshing summer soundtrack. It’s a colossal forward-step for BBES, but one that keeps intact, and sees Paul’s unique artistic vision flourishing.
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UncutAug 26, 2019More subdued yet equally captivating follow-up. [Oct 2019, p.24]
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MojoAug 26, 2019Any agitation on Katherine Paul's second LP is gently expressed. [Oct 2019, p.92]
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Aug 26, 2019At the Party with My Brown Friends is the sound of an artist changing without changing, picking up what worked and carrying it into something new. Searing less, simmering more, it lingers and lingers and lingers.
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Aug 27, 2019Pretty much every song, when listened to individually, is far from lacking emotional impact, indicating that Paul’s sweet spot exists within the realm of midtempo, linear songs. To have nine such hymns packaged into one album is itself a gift—call it a token of friendship.
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Aug 29, 2019Neither as radically charged or emotionally turbulent as her debut, At the Party is still an engaging listen whose charms come by way of connection and compassion rather than discord.
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Aug 26, 2019With most tracks comprising largely of delicate vocals and the mellow strumming of guitar, the album does not stray far from Paul’s distinct, dulcet sound. However, despite the sound not differing largely from her debut, each track on At The Party... presents a distinct purpose, yet when considered as an album as a whole each track seamlessly melts into one.
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Sep 20, 2019Great album!!!! Katherine Paul plays the instruments and creates sounds and melodies for every aspect of life.
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Sep 1, 2019