Aural Pleasure Review
Marissa Nadler: 'The Sister'
Published: June 6, 2012
Very few contemporary artists, or listeners for that matter, have the patience for music like Marissa Nadler's languid and heartbreaking folk. The music seems timeless and specific at once, expressing universal difficulties and growing pains while evoking an era of troubadours and chanteuses. On this album, as on the rest of her impressive oeuvre, Nadler certainly shares far more in common with Joan Baez than with Jenny Lewis. The Sister, a companion to 2011's self-titled effort, is a sophisticated and well-polished meditation on the varying types of distress that accompany youth and youth's slow fade. "The Wrecking Ball Company" and "Constantine" are perfect examples of the luxurious vocal delivery and meticulous storytelling that make this album such an understated gem.
★★★ (out of 5 stars)
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