![]() ![]() Overall, Ripely Pine is a dazzling and dramatic work. Yet it’s hard to fault her ambition and fearless experimentation. Spaltro could have edited more closely without losing much, as some tracks meander longer than necessary. “Aubergine” features a triumphant horn section, “You Are the Apple” is an exhilarating seven-minute thrill ride, and “Crane Your Neck” carefully builds to a galloping finish. Performing with emotional abandon, Spaltro employs vivid lyrical imagery and angular tempo shifts to keep listeners off-balance and engaged. “Bird Balloons” is forceful and frenzied, while the next track-the folky, banjo-driven “Regarding Ascending the Stairs”-is sweetly vulnerable. Lurching from arresting full-bodied band arrangements to sparse DIY moxie, sometimes within the same song, this sprawling album holds nothing back. Aly Spaltro) announces an exciting new voice in indie rock. Buzzing with raw, infectious energy, this debut by young singer/songwriter Lady Lamb the Beekeeper (a.k.a. ![]()
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