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- Summary: The debut full-length release from North Carolina alt-pop artist hemlocke springs was produced with BURNS.
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- Record Label: AWAL
- Genre(s): Alternative, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
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Mixed: 1 out of 10
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Feb 12, 2026The poetry of it is woven into the musicality; the longer I listen, the more deeply I fall into it. The album is delicious; it's a nourishing meal for this cold and dark season.
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Feb 12, 2026‘the apple tree under the sea’ isn’t just going to be one of the year’s best debuts, but one of the year’s best records, full stop.
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Feb 12, 2026Springs’ approach is appealingly assured: this is what I want to do, this is who I am, take it or leave it.
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Feb 12, 2026Nostalgic and brimming with pop gems - but mostly, a lot of fun.
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Feb 13, 2026The album suitably builds on everything that ‘Going…Going…Gone!’ teased, re-confirming Udu as one of the most flamboyant and honest artists in the pop space right now.
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Mar 10, 2026It's a rewarding turn from the pop star, who sounds right at home charting her own path.
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Feb 13, 2026That the apple tree under the sea doesn’t quite meet the sum of its parts is disappointing, but what the album does have going for it furthers Udu’s potential as a distinct alternative voice in the indie-pop music world.