Marissa Nadler – July (Sacred Bones)

Marissa Nadler - July (Sacred Bones)

Julia D'Amico

 

Airy, simple, ambient

It is hard to describe this album as dark and dreery, because while Marissa‰’s sound is ghost like and spacious, it leaves you with a certain amount of consolation. With airy vocals spread generously over a soft guitar and occasional faint ambient instrumentals, this album feels like the soundscape for the memory of a lonely and beautiful place. Far from depressing, Nadler brings her audience to a place that is neither sorrowful nor triumphant, and it resonates in a way that is both surprising and familiar.

RIYL: Mountain Man, Laura Gibson, The Shivers
Recommended: 1, 6, 10