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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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  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
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  1. 90
    The album’s strength is drawn largely from these expansive arrangements, which make use of sparsity and density with equal power.
  2. Mojo
    Sep 27, 2024
    80
    There’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]
  3. Uncut
    Sep 27, 2024
    80
    Whether 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]
  4. Sep 27, 2024
    80
    Below a Massive Dark Land captures an amalgamation of complex thoughts and emotions.
  5. Sep 30, 2024
    80
    ‘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.
  6. Record Collector
    Nov 4, 2024
    80
    An intimate, expansive take on Brit-folk influences, mapping unexpected detours before achieving a communal flush. [Dec 2024, p.106]
  7. Oct 4, 2024
    80
    It's an active, engaging album from an artist whose travels ultimately brought her more knowledge of herself.

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