![]() ![]() McMahon’s dextrous vocals float from low to high, showing off her impressive range and control. Elsewhere, such as on the cavernous Music’s Coming In and Making it Through, the arrangements are more sweeping and cinematic, recalling the likes of The War on Drugs. Much of its beauty is in its simplicity, as on Black Eye and the gentle whisper of a song that is Fireball Whiskey (though the lyric “I really hate to vomit” is one of the record’s strangest – who doesn’t hate that?). Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning ![]() While there’s still some of that here, as on the thumping Mother Nature, this record has a more delicate touch – it’s largely light and airy, while still packing an emotional punch. McMahon’s debut, 2019’s excellent Salt, dealt in crunchy guitars and the singer’s commanding lower range. ![]() McMahon’s anxiety is evident in these songs, too – but so is her self-soothing as she looks both within herself and to the world outside and beyond to find something like peace.Īs its title suggests, Light, Dark, Light Again moves through emotional and sonic worlds both gentle and heavy, always returning to the former. Perhaps that’s a strangely personal way to start a piece of criticism, but so much about the Melbourne singer-songwriter’s meditative second album feels personal, as though it was written especially for people who feel like this. ![]()
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