Aviary (LP)
Julia Holter
Amoeba Review
10/25/2018
On her follow-up to 2015's Have You In My Wilderness, Julia Holter eschews traditional pop structures and envelopes the listener in complicated soundscapes of synthesizers and vocals, strings and percussion. The album kicks off with a barrage of violins, drums and horns on “Turn The Light On,” but slides into artsy baroque pop in the vein of Bat for Lashes or early St. Vincent. The lovely “Words I Heard,” for example, rides on a crest of sliding and swelling strings. “I Shall Love 2” creeps in quietly and builds to a euphoric outro with an abrupt end. Later, “Les Jeux To You” is a burst of energy with a drum machine and dada-ist lyrics.
Track Listing
Side A Titles |
Artist |
Length |
---|---|---|
1.
Turn The Light On
|
Julia Holter | 04:16 |
2.
Whether
|
Julia Holter | 02:58 |
3.
Chaitius
|
Julia Holter | 08:10 |
4.
Voce Simul
|
Julia Holter | 06:34 |
Side B Titles |
Artist |
Length |
---|---|---|
1.
Everyday Is An Emergency
|
Julia Holter | 07:45 |
2.
Another Dream
|
Julia Holter | 06:07 |
3.
I Shall Love 2
|
Julia Holter | 05:18 |
Side C Titles |
Artist |
Length |
---|---|---|
1.
Underneath The Moon
|
Julia Holter | 06:49 |
2.
Colligere
|
Julia Holter | 06:11 |
3.
In Garden's Muteness
|
Julia Holter | 06:36 |
4.
I Would Rather See
|
Julia Holter | 04:51 |
Side D Titles |
Artist |
Length |
---|---|---|
1.
Le Jeux To You
|
Julia Holter | 06:18 |
2.
Words I Heard
|
Julia Holter | 06:39 |
3.
I Shall Love 1
|
Julia Holter | 05:09 |
4.
Why Sad Song
|
Julia Holter | 06:07 |