Critic
Selene Ward
Covers art-pop, theatrical concept albums, and the visual grammar surrounding modern releases.
WebsiteReviews by Selene Ward
KITTIES / OBSERVE
KITTIES Finally Discover That Mystery Needs a Body
The debut package OBSERVE turns a striking reveal into a more complete proposition: still cool, still withholding, but finally willing to let the silhouette cast a shadow.
7.9
LRON / Beautiful Night (DELUXE)
Beautiful Night's Deluxe Edition Adds Rooms and Loses Some Weather
A deluxe edition is a dangerous form of generosity: it can deepen a world, or it can install a visitor center inside one that used to feel mysterious.
7.1
LRON / Void
Void Lets LRON Step Back and Hear the Echo
Void is not built for fireworks. It is slower, cooler, and more suspicious of LRON's own grandeur, which makes its patience both useful and risky.
7.7