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  • Summary: The debut full-length release for the Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter was written over a period of five years and co-produced by Ari Balouzian and Dash LeFrancis.
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  • Record Label: Weird World
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Chamber Pop
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To Move On
Sleeping all of the day Waking up in a haze You don't know what it's like (it's like) To got to move on She's finally dancing to that fine fine... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Dec 7, 2016
    70
    Harlequin is the type of album that may not please those who hear the saucy single and come for more of the same, but it may thrill certain headphoned listeners who appreciate both classic songwriting and an audacious approach.
  2. Dec 7, 2016
    67
    Harlequin is the product of five years of writing, refining, and arranging, and yet the record runs on a sleepy, easy vibe--at once one of its greatest strengths and potential stumbling blocks.
  3. Dec 7, 2016
    63
    Harlequin is an odd album with perplexing priorities and a conflicted sense of scale, but just enough sweetness and heart to make you want to give it the benefit of the doubt anyway.
  4. Dec 8, 2016
    60
    There are very few moments on Harlequin that don’t click either sonically or thematically. Izenberg has established himself as a gifted songwriter with a firm grasp on the strange side of things, and his beguiling debut plays like the nexus of Mac DeMarco and Anna Meredith.
  5. Dec 7, 2016
    40
    Listen closely and you’ll find some impressive sonic detail, but Harlequin isn’t exactly a spectacle.