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Oct 4, 2023Gentle Confrontation has moments that feel like they can fit in the palm of your hand; just as often, it calls for total immersion. Longing builds to tender catharsis, loss to acceptance. Loraine James plunges into open water and keeps going deeper, charting an evanescent path and dwelling in every electric step of the journey.
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Sep 27, 2023An album that refuses to draw a neatly conclusive arc. Instead, Gentle Confrontation offers an invitation to bear witness to a process that’s human, hard to define, and close to the heart.
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Sep 21, 2023Restlessly creative and challenging, Gentle Confrontation is James' most moving work since For You and I.
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Sep 21, 2023Never afraid to push boundaries or show vulnerability, James creates a compelling world of sound with ‘Gentle Confrontation’, and does so with grace. An incredible achievement.
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Sep 20, 2023It's at the intersection of curiosity and vulnerability where she concocts her best work. Gentle Confrontation learns and preserves artifacts of the mind, appreciating special moments that many leave lost in time.
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Sep 20, 2023In sharing her experience of doing this, James’ most exploratory album also proves to be her most open-hearted.
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The WireSep 19, 2023Its 16 tracks are vignettes of memory and emotion, which see her thoughtful production informed by IDM, glitch and electronic emo. True to the album’s concept, there's a charming bedroom maximalism. .... Lovely, affecting record. [Oct 2023, p.48]
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MojoSep 19, 2023It's the emotional, cathartic journey of the chief protagonist that captivates the most. [Oct 2023, p.86]
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Sep 19, 2023Her most honest and reflective work to date.
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UncutSep 19, 2023The result is a varied, disjointed, entirely unpredictable yet utterly singular record. [Oct 2023, p.29]
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Oct 10, 2023At 16 songs and with impressive guest features, it's a sprawling portrait of James, one with mostly dark and subdued tones.
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