Widowspeak's "Roses": A Dreamy Turn Toward Romance on Their Seventh Album
By
Linnie Greene
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Summary
A review of Widowspeak's seventh album "Roses," which finds the band shifting their atmospheric, dreamy sound toward romantic themes. The album features ten songs with a hazy, melodramatic quality reminiscent of Julee Cruise, blending their signature style with themes of love and fantasy.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledOn their seventh album, Roses, the band turns their curatorial instincts to romance, filling ten new songs with the froth and fantasy of a heart-shaped tub in a highway motel.
At their best, these ballads have a whiff of Julee Cruise melodrama, a dreamy, Quaalude-induced haze.
Their atmospheric releases feel like a series of rooms you step inside, where you can pick up the glass ashtray and nudge the shag carpet with your toes.
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