Tyler McLoughlan, Journalist

"Though its main currency, it’s not all delicately constructed gloom."

An easy listen, packed full of cultural lessons.

The attempt at creating a varied dynamic feels forced, making for a scatty listen.

"He makes me feel ecstasy when he is singing."

“I’ve been kind of – fairly or unfairly, I’m not sure – put into the sort of bluesier category”

“I find it absolutely liberating – maybe it’s even a form of therapy"

"The whole thing about us not picking one genre, it’s not like a conscious thing."

"[The set] is very different structure-wise, even dynamically"

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"You’d wake up and it’d be dead silent and if everyone else was asleep you’d sort of walk out in your undies and sit on one of the rocks and look over all the hectares of the property."

McLachlan generally operates in two gears – hand-on-your-heart, slow-burn balladry or peppy, momentum-filled production that allows her inimitable vocal melodies to be showcased.