Lael Neale: Acquainted With Night review – music to feel absently blue to
Lael Neale: Acquainted With Night review – music to feel absently blue to Jenessa Williams Virginia-raised, LA-based artist Lael Neale is keen to avoid fuss. To avoid the “arduous production” of early recording sessions, on her Sub Pop debut, she strips things back to minimal instrumentation and embraces the imperfections of a first take. Her lyrics are intuitive, meandering between memory and fantasy. As she ponders the rituals of the mundane – folding sheets, making toast, watching strangers in the street – her old-timey vocals and country-folk melodies make gorgeo...