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- Summary: The debut full-length release for the London-based artist features guest appearances from Johannes Persson, Fredrik Kihlberg and Tom Fleming.
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- Record Label: Bella Union
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Jul 6, 2020A. A. Williams has allowed her listeners to exorcise difficult emotions on this record. She provides an aural tonic through her idiosyncratic, beautifully executed sounds.
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Jul 6, 2020With Forever Blue, she has created an album for those who like to close their curtains when the sun is out; it’s a debut of richness, depth and genuinely shattering emotional engagement – pure melancholic majesty to lose yourself in.
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Jul 2, 2020The confidence and direction A.A. Williams projects makes it feel more like her fifth album rather than her first. It’s a stunning, haunting work that sets the stage for what should be an enthralling and even more provocative career.
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Jul 2, 2020‘Forever Blue’ is a confident debut, one that carries the weight of experience beyond her years.
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MojoJul 2, 2020A remarkable accomplishment, confirming that Williams has already built a world all of her own. [Aug 2020, p.84]
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Q MagazineJul 29, 2020This is a compelling debut throughout. [Sep 2020, p.113]
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UncutJul 2, 2020While Williams can operate at either extreme of the spectrum, the softer likes of "Dirt" - a haunting duet with Tom Fleming of Wild Beasts and One True Pairing - suggest where her true forte lies. [Aug 2020, p.39]
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