Many of my favorite recordings have been made inside of an artist's home without regard of the outside world
about the strange time in young adulthood where you begin to finally be able to see yourself clearly
Between the opening and closing instrumentals "Station I" and "Station II
Daniel Rossen knew there was a lot to learn if he was finally going to finish his debut solo album
Their most ambitious and masterfully realized work to date
Julien Baker- Turn Out The Lights (Vinyl) criterion Many of my favorite recordingsVinyl LP pressing. Julien Baker's solo debut, Sprained Ankle, was one of the most widely hailed works of 2015. The album, recorded by an 18 yearold and her friend in only a few days, was a bleak yet hopeful, intimate document of staggering experiences and grace, centered entirely around Baker's voice, guitar, and unblinking honesty. The album appeared on year end lists everywhere from NPR Music to New York Magazine's Vulture. With Turn Out the Lights,