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- Summary: The debut full-length release for the British singer-songwriter was produced by Rich Cooper and Cam Blackwood.
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- Record Label: RCA Victor
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Oct 4, 2016Young Billie Marten is proving that, even at the age of 17, she is charting territories and making music that will only aid her growth.
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Oct 3, 2016There’s a lack of ostentation from start to finish. The sound is uncluttered but never lacking in clout.
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Q MagazineOct 3, 2016An album that yields more with each listen. [Nov 2016, p.111]
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Oct 3, 2016Billie Marten delivers a pragmatic album that explores the equilibrium between her positive and negative outlooks on life, whilst confirming that being preoccupied with our own contemplation is and will forever be an ongoing process of the human condition.
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Oct 17, 2016It is essentially indie-folk by numbers, with a nervy wistfulness and soft-hued canvas, but its aching beauty prevents the record from stifling a listener with its persistent translucence.
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Oct 3, 2016In truth though, Writing of Blues and Yellows, although musically miles above the average tremulous, John Lewis-y singer-songwriter sort, has the limited palette of juvenilia; no humour, little anger, just delicate, pastel wistfulness.
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UncutOct 3, 2016Marten now has an appealingly gentle voice and an intuitive feel for melody. [Nov 2016, p.32]
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