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- Summary: The latest full-length solo release from California singer-songwriter Madison Cunningham features a guest appearance by Fleet Foxes' Robin Pecknold.
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- Record Label: Verve Forecast
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Oct 15, 2025Where Revealer occasionally spilled into showy musical prowess, Ace finds balance and takes Cunningham's art to the next level.
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UncutNov 10, 2025Incorporates orchestral flourishes and ambitious compositions into a full-bodied, emotionally bruising documents of divorce, betrayal, new love and self-discovery. [Review of the Year 2025, p.23]
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Oct 15, 2025Ace is a wonderful exercise in storytelling that stretches beyond lyricism, weaving meaning into its arrangements as much as its outlined themes.
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Oct 15, 2025Ace manages not to overwhelm its simply lovely melodies under sweeping layers of orchestration. With moments of sheer, sunlit beauty unfolding unexpectedly among the churning winds, Madison Cunningham shows us it’s well worth weathering the storm.
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Oct 15, 2025Only lead single “My Full Name” keeps things a little too simple, lacking the complex sentiments and intricate arrangements that make this album special. Ace rewards close listening; from a stately chamber-folk album, something quietly unrelenting emerges.
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Nov 7, 2025The ballads, though enchanting, aren’t quite as fun as the more uptempo numbers like “Golden Gate (On and On)” and the outstanding “Break the Jaw.” But Cunningham has certainly put her cards on the table on Ace, and it’s a winning hand.