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Basia's Palace Image
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  • Summary: The latest full-length release from Canadian singer-songwriter Basia Bulat was co-produced by Mark Lawson and mixed by Tucker Martine.
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  • Record Label: Secret City Records
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter
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  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Apr 2, 2025
    80
    This is the sound of a talented songwriter doing what she’s very good at doing. This particular palace is festooned with treasures.
  2. Uncut
    Apr 2, 2025
    70
    Bulat's reliably warm-hearted songs still benefit from the rejuvenating effects of the twinkling synths that fill "Spirit" and "Laughter". [May 2025, p.28]
  3. Record Collector
    Apr 2, 2025
    60
    Often embraces sophisticated dance-pop, led by the disco-kissed single Baby and the introspective, percolating Spirit. [Feb 2025, p.103]
  4. Mojo
    Apr 2, 2025
    60
    Her alternately husky and tremulous Dolly Parton timbre weaves through a yacht rock/mid-'80s Fleetwood Mac hybrid (Spirit), a Eurovision-worthy almost power-ballad (Right Now) and the quasi-disco, gospel-edged shuffler Baby. [Apr 2025, p.80]