Marlody I'm Not Sure At All

Marlody's wonderful first album I'm Not Sure At All!Marlody's first album I'm Not Sure At All takes anxiety, weakness, fear - and turns them into strength: powerful melodies, the sweetest harmonies you ever heard, and lyrics that insist on the possibility of hope, without losing sight of the possibility of despair.Dominated by her extraordinary keyboard playing, Marlody's songs are illuminated - and sometimes made sinister - by occasional bursts of programmed percussion, submarine bass and distant, chiming digital bells. These are deep, darkly beautiful pop songs.vThere are musical echoes: the infectiousness and daring of some of the vocal melodies might remind you of Kate Bush, the intimacy might remind you of Cate Le Bon, the stabs of anger and pain might remind you of Liz Phair. The keyboard is sometimes as smooth as Fleetwood Mac; other times it's as raucous and distorted as Quasi. The harmonies are from another place again - you could imagine hearing them in an Unthanks recording. "As exquisite as debut albums get. A wandering storybook of impossibly beautiful harmonies, rolling keyboards and a beautifully intimate vocal that is as vulnerable as it is fearless." Mu Magazine"Reassuringly hook-laden - an unlikely mixture but heady enough to work." Mojo, 4 Stars "Really something special. An exquisite record to start 2023. Should be in contention for the Mercury Music Prize." Louder Than War