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  • Summary: The latest full-length solo release from The Big Thief's Adrianne Lenker was produced with Philip Weinrobe.
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  1. Positive: 21 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 21
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  1. Mar 18, 2024
    100
    Bright Future provides exactly that: a run of songs that captivates in plentiful colour.
  2. 90
    Each time I play even a moment of this record back, my ears ring and hum and vibrate my head as if they’re rejecting another listen to its mad, sad glory.
  3. Mar 25, 2024
    90
    A stunning set of songs, this is an album that whispers its impact long after the last note has finished.
  4. Mar 20, 2024
    80
    Brave in its deeply honest expression, it’s a beautiful record that tactfully captures the often confusing and contradicting feelings when truly in love.
  5. Mar 25, 2024
    80
    Bright Future’s recording style mirrors the listener’s experience: as time goes on, these songs and the emotions associated with them will inevitably deepen, transmute, and attach themselves to the memory of different people.
  6. 80
    There are more hooks here than on Lenker’s previous albums, 2020’s great but ethereal Songs, and its companion album, the lyricless Instrumentals. Tracks like the gentle, mellifluous “Cell Phone Says” showcase Lenker’s skill with a soulful folk guitar riff, while the lively and finger-picked “Fool” is a standout.
  7. Apr 10, 2024
    70
    Rather than relying on flashy gimmicks and studio trickery, Lenker lets good old-fashioned song craftsmanship carry the album through its 12 tunes.

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