Future

"The album in its entirety is a narrative showcasing moments of strength, vulnerability, and indecision. By listening to Future from start to finish, listeners gain insight into Shaddad's mentality and her search for clarity. A stellar debut album, Fortune is relatable in its sentiment and alive with Shaddad's inner strength".

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"Honesty is the loudest component of Eliza Shaddad's debut album Future. Her breathy earnestness is like being given a private reading of her journal, and the backdrop to these confessions is a post-rock haze that conjures an unwavering aura of nostalgia ... Instrumentation weaves delicately around her lyrics, and even when it builds into a mightier presence on cuts like the bassy Your Core her voice is never compromised. Daydreaming's bright and lofty existence is a joyful midway point, a pit-stop from the moody pensiveness. The Conclusion's foray into trip-hop is a welcome addition to her established sound, a path that would be encouraged for Shaddad to venture further down ... Her zephyr-like voice acts as a guide through her mind, gentle yet assured, and the tone of her delivery illustrates the grey intricacies that shade her world: past, present and future".

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"Eliza Shaddad electrifies on her piercingingly intimate debut, Future. Future was a laborious birth, and readily betrays it. Two years in the making, Shaddad enveloped herself in recording, digging into every cranny with her songwriting. The album's title itself is somewhat deceptive: she spends most of her time coming to terms with her past. Much of the emotions at play here deal with a presence long valued, now gone".