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- Summary: The latest full-length release from Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan features a guest appearance by MUNA's Katie Gavin.
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- Record Label: Concord
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Sep 22, 2025She’s created an album that feels genuinely of its moment—speaking to current anxieties while drawing on accumulated wisdom. It’s the work of an artist who has learned that breaking doesn’t necessarily mean ending, that damage can coexist with hope.
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Sep 22, 2025Better Broken is an ideal late-era set that warrants the term "comeback" and adds an unexpectedly beautiful installment in her catalog when fans thought there might not be another.
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UncutSep 22, 2025A set of lush and moody ballads boasting ripe wisdom. [Oct 2025, p.31]
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Sep 22, 2025The album’s understated title track is reminiscent of turn-of-the-century radio pop like Dido’s “Thank You,” and the creak of upright bass, quiet patter of drum brushes, and intermittent whoosh of synths on the lushly atmospheric “Long Road Home” evoke Marchand’s textured soundscapes. But too much of Better Broken is straightforward and heavy-eyed.