- Record Label: Dead Oceans
- Release Date: Mar 20, 2026
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Mar 23, 2026Changes is a meticulously crafted album that brims with hooks, deceptively complex vocals, and timely ambivalence; oh, add a sprinkle of hard-won morale – perfect for spring 2026.
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Apr 9, 2026It's an outstanding collection, and one of her best offerings yet.
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Mar 20, 2026These songs are bright and bold, and although they essentially iterate on the misty dream pop of her previous album, 2023’s & the Charm, the difference feels stark when you return to that album; it sounds positively miniscule in comparison.
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Record CollectorMar 20, 2026Leaves us keen to hear what she does next. [Apr 2026, p.106]
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Mar 20, 2026Avalon Emerson is doing everything required on Written into Changes to tear up the dance-pop rule book.
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Mar 20, 2026Meshing 80s pop revival, conscious club classics that could slide into her diverse DJ sets, moodier and more alternative, experimental sonic paths, Avalon Emerson is embracing more of what she loves, more of the unknown and the joys of collaboration in the & the Charm project with ‘Written into Changes’.
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Apr 2, 2026An improvement over & the Charm, Written Into Changes demonstrates Emerson's growing prowess as a pop songwriter.
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Mar 20, 2026The impact of Written in Changes on its own terms may feel a little elusive, yet it's admirable to hear someone as musically omnivorous as Emerson continue to allow herself to change.