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- Summary: The second full-length release for the Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter from Texas features a guest appearance from Okay Kaya.
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- Record Label: PTKF
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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MojoFeb 18, 2021Wholly drums-free, it takes time to reveal its charms. [Mar 2021, p.85]
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Feb 18, 2021Though often an album of departures, ‘Try Harder’ works to find new ground to walk upon.
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UncutFeb 18, 2021The result is a quietly moving hymn to home and humanity. [Mar 2021, p.29]
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Feb 18, 2021Aerial East is a talented songwriter with a signature voice, and Try Harder certainly includes its stellar moments. However, the project as a whole would have benefited from more melodic, tonal, and atmospheric variation, issues which could in part have been addressed via a greater use of recording options and a more hands-on production approach.