Likewise

"Det er oplagt, at hun på sit første soloudspil vælger at lade sin stemme være det musikalske centrum, og det i et mindre larmende lydbillede end hos indierockbandet Hop Along, hvor Quinlan normalt er guitarist og forsanger. På 'Likewise' skruer hun ned for guitarerne og tempoet til fordel for et til tider poppet synthunivers foruden en række mere minimalistiske sange, hvor hendes stemme står næsten nøgen ... Selv om Quinlan har forsøgt at udfordre sig selv, er 'Likewise' et album, der med sine farverige (...) og varme (...) produktioner grundlæggende er et meget trygt sted at opholde sig, og det bliver måske også lidt for komfortabelt undervejs ... Frances Quinlan solodebuterer med et varmt, intimt og vellykket album bygget op omkring hendes imponerende vokal".

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"Likewise is a record full of little, unrelated moments that manage to create a world of their own when put together. That world isn't always pleasant-it's often an anxious and distressing one-but it's also full of vivid color and meticulous detail. The whole record is best exemplified by the words Doug Martsch wrote years ago that Quinlan completely repurposed in 2020: "We found the pieces, we counted them all alone / Didn't add up, forgot to carry a zero." The pieces don't always add up here on her solo debut, but that's OK: The journey Quinlan takes to get to that point is what makes this record so special".

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"These are felt lessons in vulnerability, and perhaps in the "self-preservation" she also sings of. In telling the stories of other people, Quinlan created one for herself; in the cracks of her colossal voice, it's already a legend".

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