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- Summary: One of two concurrent full-length releases from the collaboration between Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe is described as electric country dream music.
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- Record Label: Verve
- Genre(s): Electronic, Pop/Rock
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Classic Rock MagazineJun 20, 2025Tracks on Luminal such as Hopelessly At Ease are almost unsettling seductive, while Wolfe's every sung syllable on Shhh looms large and expansive. [Summer 2025, p.76]
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UncutJun 17, 2025Wolfe's voice prominent on the shimmering "Hopelessly At Ease" and tremolo-bathed "Shhh", recalling Julee Cruise;s otherworldly work. .... Elsewhere, there's an edge. [Jul 2025, p.27]
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Jun 17, 2025Despite a few drastically darker moments, the majority of Luminal feels familiar and comforting.
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The WireJun 17, 2025Luminal perhaps would have been more impactful as a release by itself – all but the most devoted Eno completists should prioritise it. [Jul 2025, p.52]
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Jun 17, 2025A collection of balmy dream-pop ballads centering Wolfe’s feathery voice, soft and slow guitar melodies, and spacey synths. It’s striking how conventional it frequently sounds, reminiscent of canonical acts like Beach House.