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  • Summary: The debut full-length solo release for the indie singer-songwriter features contributions from Warpaint’s Stella Mozgawa and Wye Oak’s Jenn Wasner and was recorded with John Agnello and Richard Formby.
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  1. 85
    The chaos and contradiction is audible throughout the record, which flips between analog alt-rock and eclectic, genre-smashing experimentation. ... It's this duality that proves to be her biggest strength.
  2. Apr 24, 2020
    80
    It’s an album full of depth, beauty, and poetic intelligence that showcases Katie Harkin’s formidable skills as a songwriter and musician.
  3. May 4, 2020
    71
    Harkin is most alive when it sprints with that sense of speed and purpose, surging with adrenaline and sparking with twilit excitement. The one or two songs that stumble into a medium-paced chug.
  4. Apr 23, 2020
    70
    The results are surprisingly cohesive; Sky Larkin could often be boisterous to the point of verging on bombast, but this is a record that speaks to growing measure and maturity.
  5. Uncut
    Apr 23, 2020
    70
    While the straight guitar-janglers sometimes border on generic, the eerie psych-rock incantation "Red Virginia Creeper" and the clanging, reverb-drenched barbs of "Charm And Tedium" prove more rewarding. [Jun 2020, p.29]
  6. Apr 23, 2020
    60
    Her career to date might have been bolstered by a stellar string of friends but there’s one thing that the multi-instrumentalist is more than capable of handling herself – the artful knack for sincere songwriting.
  7. Apr 23, 2020
    60
    It’s an accomplished album, but it feels like a debut and there is nothing here that gives any kind of excitement or majorly distinguishing feature that comes with time.

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