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Summary:
The latest full-length release from electronic producer Loraine James features guest appearances by Fyn Dobson, Miho Hatori, Anysia Kym, Le3 bLACK, Sydney Spann, Alan Sparhawk, and Tirzah.
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- Record Label: Hyperdub
- Genre(s): Electronic
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May 11, 2026In Detached From The Rest Of You, James refuses to offer the listener neat resolutions. Instead, she provides a profoundly honest documentation of her own frayed edges, translating the noise in her head into some of the most compelling electronic music of the decade.
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May 11, 2026It remains her boldest, most immediate record yet, but she retains a slippery approach to genre, a scientific level of attention to detail, and a painterly eye for subtle shading and allusion.
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May 11, 2026This is James standing alongside the people who inspire her and made her feel like she belongs. That confidence pays off on closing track See Through, where James strips everything back. She stands alone, finally at ease with herself.
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UncutMay 11, 2026It's easily her most accessible album yet. [Jun 2026, p.32]
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May 13, 2026It’s not easy to breathe warmth into such notoriously cold music, but Detached From the Rest of You manages to be intimate, human, and emotive.
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May 15, 2026James' own lyrics are plainly stated and confessional, as on tracks like "The Book of Self Doubt" and "Seems Like I," though she often embellishes them with pitched-up accompaniments. The tracks with guests are often the most successful, as they offer a bit more tonal and melodic counterpoint.
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MojoMay 11, 2026It doesn't always land, but the DJ Shadow-esque glitch-hop of Peak Again- with Low's Alan Sparhawk on vocals - reflect James's desire to conquer new territories. [Jun 2026, p.93]