A singer and songwriter based in London, was still a teenager when she spent three summer breaks writing and tracking her debut album in New York with 's . In the meantime, she lent her distinctively plaintive, woodsy alto to live dates with the band and to their 2019 release . Arriving a year later, presents a sonic palette in tune with 's voice. It's a warm, textured indie folk that seamlessly incorporates electronics as part of its consistently brooding, sepia-toned temper. Also lending their talents to the record were such high-caliber guests as and , both accomplished indie producers in their own right. Song titles like "Blue Moon," "Lover Not Today," and "I Used to Dream in Color" capture the spirit of the set, which starts with a couple seconds of airy, unidentifiable ambient noise before 's quietly urgent voice and acoustic guitar join in. An intimate song about isolation ("All at once you walk away/Blindly to another day"), it adds piano, distorted bass and percussion, and eventually strings, all of which only reinforce its ethereal, haunted quality. Though "Mother" opens with electronic drum samples and strummed electric guitar, it seems no less restrained and pastoral, as 's melancholy vocals and lilting melody overtake mostly stagnant chords. Instead, it's live drums that become more active as the song progresses. Tracks like "She Says" and "Blue Moon" have more dramatic, passionate vocal lines, but the cloud-covered atmospheres of never pass. It's an album anchored in unsettled rumination, with compellingly grainy surfaces that reveal either the expertise of its accomplished collaborators or a sophistication beyond 's years -- likely both. ~ Marcy Donelson