The nearer the fountain, more pure the stream flows
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Anmeldelser (4)
The observer
d. 22. apr. 2023
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Neil Spencer
d. 22. apr. 2023
"Everything is tuneful, the moods run from exuberance to stillness and doubt, and there is a backdrop of wintry seashore to several songs, but for a musician schooled in trad folk's narrative arts, there's precious little in the way of story. It's about "questions rather than answers", admits Farrell, but in songcraft, hooklines and choruses also come in handy".
Folk radio UK
d. 21. apr. 2023
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Thomas Blake
d. 21. apr. 2023
"The title track, which finishes the album, has more than a hint of the epic about it: dramatic keys, knuckly electric guitars, a swirl of electronics and wordless backing vocals and a refrain that gathers the threads of the album together. It's a brilliant way to sign off, underlining what has gone before with an assured flourish. It may have taken a while, but with We Are Only Sound, Lucy Farrell has given us a bold debut album of rare sophistication and a moving document of an emotional few years".
Songlines
2023 June
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Tim Cumming
2023 June
"Lucy Farrell has a fine track record with Furrow Collective, among other groupings, and We Are Only Sound is her solo debut, atmospherically recorded at Wenlock Abbey ... She's a brilliant singer of traditional songs, and these originals, negotiating the rapids of relationships, parenthood and existence, are intimate, self-reflective folk-pop songs of insight, beauty and depth. Guitarist Kris Drever and bassist Ben Nichols are among the sympathetic guest players. Farrell's singing is gorgeous. You wait ages for a Lucy Farrell album to come along, and now it's here".
Mojo
2023 July
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Jim Wirth
2023 July
"Lucy Farrell has hidden her light under many bushels, but emerges as a grown-up Phoebe Bridgers on her folk-flavoured debut. Recorded using Nick Drake's own guitar and piano, the lost boy's unnaturally long fingers tug on the strings a little on "But For You", but Farrell's shifting sands melodies and extra-high register are entirely her own".