This is desolate blues. It is stripped back bleak songwriting at its very best. It deals with grief and with loss and it is candid in its relationship with both. But most importantly this is an album that is about healing. It is dark and oppressive but there is always a chink of light, way out. It beautifully balances that impenetrable darkness with the hope of redemption and release. Exquisite, deep and mournful, it is stunning in its emotional literacy.

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