June Low
Exhale
Independent
Brisbane
singer-songwriter Emma White, performing under the June Low moniker, has with
her debut LP produced one of the most beguiling folk records of the year thus
far.
Obviously no
stranger to the intricacies of subtly building a song so it seems bigger than
perhaps it first appears, White has created something here that pulsates with
quiet power and poise. Exhale is very
much about her songs and voice, both are given plenty of room to move, the
simple instrumentation – acoustic guitar, soft keys and sparse percussion for
the most part – playing a back-up role, which works wonderfully well.
Opener, ‘Alone’,
with its pop edge draws you in, tracks like ‘Are You Gonna Be The One’ and ‘Two
Twos’ exude gentle melancholy while the title track, showing off White’s solid
guitar technique, adds a more upbeat element. Throughout, her voice wavers,
ebbs and flows, an instrument in its own right. A debut well worth waiting for.
3.5/5
Samuel J. Fell
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