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Srsen has stepped out on her own with her self-titled debut album. She has been quoted as saying that she began the album process in the middle of 2009, and that her former partner Turner was a major force in convincing her that there were aspects of her songwriting that needed to be brought out, outside of the context of Magic Dirt. Not long after this process began Turner succumbed to the cancer he had been fighting for close to a decade, and unsurprisingly his death casts a long shadow over the album.
It is a tremendously dark record, although that is as much to do with the sonic landscape as with the subject matter. Slow-burning guitars blaze away like fires in the night, while Srsen’s dark, rich voice is pushed front and centre with great effect. It’s not so much the opposite of Magic Dirt as it is the most basic elements of that same style. Like Magic Dirt, this is confronting music that forces you to react to it, while occasionally giving you some respite with a memorable chorus or catchy tune. And like Magic Dirt, there is a similar brattish, ass-kicking energy to tracks like “Goin’ Down” or “Jewel Thief”, which is obviously inherent in Srsen’s songwriting style and her general inclinations as an artist.
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