The Red Shoes
A deeply personal, live-band-oriented art pop record balancing theatrical, kinetic energy with profound, grief-stricken ballads.
A deeply personal, live-band-oriented art pop record balancing theatrical, kinetic energy with profound, grief-stricken ballads.
Collaborative grief
Thick basslines and bright brass collide with bruised, quiet piano chords, capturing a world spinning out of control. You can feel the sweat of a live band in the room, pushing through grief with frantic, theatrical tempos. It sounds like someone dancing to keep from falling apart before the long silence.
The record introduces a bittersweet quality that is rare for her, balancing the bright bounce of a live pop-rock band against the heavy shadow of impending farewell.
Critics were generally positive, if not unanimous.
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