There is control in that vocal alright, a singer (Mary Claire) who is going to set the tempo and it means we’re wrapped in something vulnerable and ethereal and rare in 2025 because this is the least showy song imaginable. ‘Votive’ reminded me more and more of Low as it progressed, slowcore that evokes all the heartbreak in the world in an arrangement that sprouts beauty ever so subtly. Doesn’t catch us by surprise because the majesty was evident from the word go. Effortless but even more crucially faultless too. KH
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