Flame After Flame
Polish electro-acoustic renegade Martyna Basta takes a detour on 'Flame After Flame', pivoting to weightless slowcore chamber pop that splits the difference between Eartheater and Jessica Bailiff.
Based on the evidence of Basta's brilliant last couple of albums, 2023's 'Slowly Forgetting, Barely Remembering' and its predecessor 'Making Eye Contact With Solitude', we knew she was a gifted producer, but we couldn't have guessed how well her skills would map to pop. She's used vocals before, but on 'Flame After Flame' she sings softly and slowly over syrupy riffs - it's still abstract, but has more in common with Bark Psychosis than with crys cole. "You might consider yourself lucky," she whispers over dreamy pads that swirl like cool waters around her muted plucks. It's breathtaking, heartbreaking stuff.
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Polish electro-acoustic renegade Martyna Basta takes a detour on 'Flame After Flame', pivoting to weightless slowcore chamber pop that splits the difference between Eartheater and Jessica Bailiff.
Based on the evidence of Basta's brilliant last couple of albums, 2023's 'Slowly Forgetting, Barely Remembering' and its predecessor 'Making Eye Contact With Solitude', we knew she was a gifted producer, but we couldn't have guessed how well her skills would map to pop. She's used vocals before, but on 'Flame After Flame' she sings softly and slowly over syrupy riffs - it's still abstract, but has more in common with Bark Psychosis than with crys cole. "You might consider yourself lucky," she whispers over dreamy pads that swirl like cool waters around her muted plucks. It's breathtaking, heartbreaking stuff.
Polish electro-acoustic renegade Martyna Basta takes a detour on 'Flame After Flame', pivoting to weightless slowcore chamber pop that splits the difference between Eartheater and Jessica Bailiff.
Based on the evidence of Basta's brilliant last couple of albums, 2023's 'Slowly Forgetting, Barely Remembering' and its predecessor 'Making Eye Contact With Solitude', we knew she was a gifted producer, but we couldn't have guessed how well her skills would map to pop. She's used vocals before, but on 'Flame After Flame' she sings softly and slowly over syrupy riffs - it's still abstract, but has more in common with Bark Psychosis than with crys cole. "You might consider yourself lucky," she whispers over dreamy pads that swirl like cool waters around her muted plucks. It's breathtaking, heartbreaking stuff.
Polish electro-acoustic renegade Martyna Basta takes a detour on 'Flame After Flame', pivoting to weightless slowcore chamber pop that splits the difference between Eartheater and Jessica Bailiff.
Based on the evidence of Basta's brilliant last couple of albums, 2023's 'Slowly Forgetting, Barely Remembering' and its predecessor 'Making Eye Contact With Solitude', we knew she was a gifted producer, but we couldn't have guessed how well her skills would map to pop. She's used vocals before, but on 'Flame After Flame' she sings softly and slowly over syrupy riffs - it's still abstract, but has more in common with Bark Psychosis than with crys cole. "You might consider yourself lucky," she whispers over dreamy pads that swirl like cool waters around her muted plucks. It's breathtaking, heartbreaking stuff.