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The instrumentation on this record is fascinating. It ranges from very simple structures before going off on ambient tangents. There's glockenspiels, clarinets and string arrangements, all of which create a natural, yet slightly chilling and menacing backdrop, reminiscent of obscure French film scores of decades past. It's a collection of nine pieces of music, but they flow beautifully into each other.

That backdrop provides the perfect canvas for Jess's incredible voice. It's haunting, as if from a different age and a different place, but there's a child-like innocence to it, tinged with an undercurrent of something a little darker, whether she's singing or harmonising. It has a warmth and depth and range and mastery of pitch and tone that stands her out from the crowd of female solo artists. Her voice tells mysterious narratives of ghosts, visitations in the night and love, and the impression is that she's feeling every single word of every song, such is the intensity.

Genre: Indie Pop, Folk, Alternative
Label: Red Deer Club

1. Cutting
2. Quiet Beauty
3. In Deepest Blue
4. Oracle Night
5. Stone Lady
6. Molten
7. The Glance
8. The Sea Is Asking
9. Gravity & Grace