Julianna Barwick - Nepenthe

Julianna Barwick is releasing a new album called 'Nepenthe' on August 20th on the 'Dead Oceans' label. She recorded it in Iceland with producer Alex Somers (Sigur Rós, Jónsi). Here is an article and the first single...

http://www.spin.com/articles/julianna-barwick-interview-nepenthe/

For those unfamiliar with Julianna Barwick, she tends toward pieces composed primarly of her vocals looping over themselves: the results can be spellbinding. Here are some choice cuts from the past...

i luv u julianna barwick

[test]I'm looking forward to hearing her live this summer.

The Wire gave this a meh review, from just one listen I can safely say they are:

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Another track from the album, grows really nicely:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1TUJDXzsm8

Pitchfork just gave this album an 8.5 'Best New Music'.
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18408-julianna-barwick-nepenthe/

she is an angel

wow, never heard of her music before. cloudbank is lovely.

never heard of her before, but any of her tracks could've been the soundtrack to bioshock: infinite

sounding lovely. only complaint would be its a little samey

Giving this a first listen now. Really nice stuff.