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- Summary: The second full-length solo release from Naima Bock was produced with Joe Jones, Jack Osborne and Oliver Hamilton.
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- Record Label: Sub Pop
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Sep 27, 2024The album’s strength is drawn largely from these expansive arrangements, which make use of sparsity and density with equal power.
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MojoSep 27, 2024There’s a vulnerability and a very English kind of saudade to Below A Massive Dark Land, but also a sense of individual purpose [Nov 2024, p.94]
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UncutSep 27, 2024Whether her anguish is existential or emotional is uncertain, but the song’s downbeat nature makes it an unusual album exit. What is abundantly clear is that Bock’s creative star is very much with her. [Nov 2024, p.38]
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Sep 27, 2024Below a Massive Dark Land captures an amalgamation of complex thoughts and emotions.
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Sep 30, 2024‘Below A Massive Dark Land’ reinforces the gravitas of her songwriting. A beautiful record dominated by fading light and ominous shadows, it could well be your perfect Autumn soundtrack.
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Record CollectorNov 4, 2024An intimate, expansive take on Brit-folk influences, mapping unexpected detours before achieving a communal flush. [Dec 2024, p.106]
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Oct 4, 2024It's an active, engaging album from an artist whose travels ultimately brought her more knowledge of herself.