Second album by Lindsey Jordan, following 2018’s debut, Lush, broadens her folk-indie-rock brush with a bigger range of sounds and synths, as well as heartbreak, exchanging some of her initial musical intimacy perhaps to reach a broader commercial appeal. Her influences range from Avril Lavigne to Fiona Apple, which makes her direction broad too. Nevertheless, while the title track and Ben Franklin have that bigger, expanded sound, there is a balance of quieter, more hushed moments on Light Blue, written about her girlfriend at 19, Forever (Sailing), the delicate, orchestrally backed Mia, and the stripped back Automate. There is still evidence of emotional turmoil coming through, from the heartbreak, and a brief stint in rehab since her debut album, and Headlock hints at suicide related to a breakup. Clearly a talent with ambition as well as experiencing all the ups and downs of success, it’s hard to predict what direction her next album might go. Out on Matador Records.
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