unveils itself slowly, steadily, as the colors and shape of "Bones" emerges out of its silvery shimmer. It's at once of a piece with , the 2020 sophomore set that consolidated 's reputation as one of the stronger '90s revivalists in 2020s indie, and something fresh. The sense that offers a progression for singer/songwriter is strengthened by the ripples of synths and guitars that announce "With U," a nearly psychedelic texture that soon gives way to a simmering dream world. The delicate, whispery nature of 's voice combined with the sweetness of her melodies often gives 's music a floating quality, an aspect she attempts to undercut on by letting guitars and keyboards provide the volume and ballast. Not every moment on the album gets buttressed by forceful instrumentals -- "newdemo" murmurs quietly and somewhat eerily without ever reaching a crescendo -- but more often than not, gins up momentum through these dense layers of effects. This is a trick that's of a specific vintage, an idea minted in the mid-'90s, just like the spare, open-ended indie rock that provides the bones of 's songs. By marrying this thick haze -- somewhere between shoegaze and analog drone -- to introspective, melodic songwriting, winds up with an album that feels simultaneously familiar and fresh, a record that delivers deliberate surprises while also acting as a soothing balm. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine