Album:Perfect Version Artist:Julia Shapiro Label:Hardly Art Genre:AlternativeAfter three albums at the helm of Washington alt-pop band Chastity Belt, Julia Shapiro is striking out alone. As such, many of these songs read like diary entries, which is both a good and a bad thing. What happens when we die?”) Musically, her dreamy, laidback voice gives songs like Harder to Do and the hazy Parking Lot an ethereal quality. Shape’s eerie canter recalls a 1980s horror B-movie, while Around the Block and I Lied sound like Dum Dum Girls meet Cocteau Twins. It’s an album that slips into the background a little too easily, but fans of those two acts will appreciate Shapiro’s efforts.

Source: The Irish Times June 13, 2019 23:03 UTC