- Summary: The debut full-length release for London-based singer-songwriter Sophie Jamieson was produced by Steph Marziano and mixed by Isabel Gracefield.
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- Record Label: Bella Union
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter
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Positive: 3 out of 4
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Mixed: 1 out of 4
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UncutDec 7, 2022Consistently startling and affecting. [Jan 2023, p.21]
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MojoDec 7, 2022Her torch-song voice is often exposed by spare arrangements - a solemn piano or glowing embers of electric guitar - but songs also burst into euphoric life, like exorcisms. [Jan 2023, p.91]
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Dec 7, 2022Repetition and rumination are frequent throughout Choosing, as Jamieson ultimately makes a message of the album's economical title. While this lends itself to a certain amount of musical stagnancy, some changes of pace unfold along the way in the form of the catchy "Runner," which begins with spare electric guitar and voice but progresses at a tuneful, accelerating gallop.
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Dec 7, 2022While well-refined, the composition of some of the tracks sometimes comes off as slightly formulaic and a little predictable.
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