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- Summary: The second full-length release for the Montreal-based singer-songwriter Brigitte Naggar was co-produced with Devon Bate and mixed by Hamish Mitchell.
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- Record Label: Barsuk
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Indie Folk
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Oct 16, 2019There's an effortless authenticity in her voice. ... Naggar's rickety orchestration, imagistic lyrics and posture of kindness ensure that it never feels like effort, so much as a joyful, sad, funny, wise conversation with close, thoughtful friend.
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Oct 16, 2019Black Lightning is rife with minimally detailed yet fully rendered character sketches, and Naggar’s deftness at seamlessly weaving dissonant guitar lines into her riveting stories elevates her music well above much of the crowded folk-adjacent field.
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UncutOct 16, 2019Across this record, you could spend days unravelling the songwriting. [Nov 2019, p.22]
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Oct 16, 2019A warm, insightful and frequently jarring record full of pain, love, curiosity and mystery.
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MojoOct 22, 2019Highly engaging. [Dec 2019, p.96]
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Q MagazineDec 17, 2019This LP shows fierce songwriting strength. [Feb 2020, p.108]
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Oct 17, 2019Artful, spooky, and fascinating, When I Say to You Black Lightning's beguiling contradictions are likely to compel repeat listens.