The greater wings

"Recorded both before and after the death of a friend and collaborator, the US singer-songwriter's new album feels as though it sits outside time and space ... Sufjan Stevens' Carrie & Lowell is perhaps the closest comparison in terms of musical and emotional tenor, but Byrne's album is ultimately as singular as the woman singing it, and as unforgettable as a departed friend".

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"After the album closes with a hushed piano ode to letting go ("Death Is the Diamond," one of a handful of songs here that evidence Byrne writing on piano for the first time), listeners can only hope that she doesn't go another six years between albums".

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"Best New Music" - "Completed after the death of her producer, collaborator, and close friend, the New York singer-songwriter's album envisions mourning as a form of meditative practice and constant renewal".

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"'The Greater Wings' er Byrnes første siden 'Not Even Happiness' fra 2016. Albummet lyder let som en brise, men er skarpt som en diamant ... Julie Byrne er en sanger-sangskriver af den gamle skole, men lyder alligevel absolut nutidig i såvel lyd som tematik ... Med 'The Greater Wings' indskriver Julie Byrne sig i en stærk ny generation af sangskrivere, der som Weyes Blood kæmper for at komme tættere på naturen og nye fællesskaber".

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"Julie Byrne har med stor sandsynlighed indspillet årets internationale plade ... Glem alt om store armbævægelser, her er ingen vidtgående, produktionsmæssige påfund. Julie Byrne når i mål med få, men effektive virkemidler ... Med diskrete, elektroniske finesser (...) formår hun at opdatere folkrocken på dette uomgængelige mesterværk".

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