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Jul 3, 2026It sounds like some heavy stuff, and at times it surely is. But there’s an elevation to it that comes from the pure spirit-lifting qualities of Spiro’s delivery, which is just magical from start to finish, at least if you’ve got a thing for mezzo-sopranos who have a slight rasp in their belt.
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Jul 3, 2026Spiro stands out from Raye, Olivia Dean, and Lola Young as the most deliberately old-fashioned. Visitor’s songs sound beamed in from an earlier decade, and this choice runs deeper than nostalgia: A young artist who presents herself as a visitor from another era dovetails with songs about things that refuse to last.