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- Summary: The fourth full-length release for Jess Abbott as Tancred was recorded with Lewis Pesacov.
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- Record Label: Polyvinyl
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock
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Jun 13, 2018The singer-songwriter continues along that trajectory with her most cohesive, accomplished and undeniably catchy collection of songs to date.
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Jun 13, 2018[Song One is] the album's crowning achievement and yet, at under two minutes, it's gone all too soon, a bittersweet reminder of the album that Nightstand could have been had Abbott built on this blueprint instead of sticking with a well-worn sound.
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Jun 13, 2018What might have improved Nightstand is completing the arc it started to build. The first third of the album focused on high school rock and the second third was a change to a more college-grounded sound. It would have been nice to transcend that life for the largeness of adult life away from crushing.
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Jun 13, 2018On Nightstand, she almost splits the difference, softening her tone but not abandoning the crunchy effervescence of prior albums.