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Before The Baby
Pop · 2018

Before The Baby

A collection of sharp, guitar-driven indie pop that captures the raw theatricality and biting wit of a songwriter finding her voice in the city.

2018 · Grand Jury

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Before The Baby sounds like the moment a private internal monologue becomes a public declaration. It is a collection that prioritizes the raw, jagged edges of Samia's early songwriting, where electric guitars provide a nervous, energetic backdrop to her extraordinary vocal range. The album oscillates between hushed, intimate secrets and soaring, theatrical belts that demand attention. It feels like a series of polaroids taken in dimly lit bars and cramped apartments, capturing the specific anxieties of young adulthood with a clarity that is both painful and empowering.

Moments Worth Listening For
the sudden explosion of the chorus in Welcome to Hell after the tense minimalist verses
the meta-commentary and specific conversational phrasing in The Night Josh Tillman Listened to My Song
the slow-burn build-up into a defiant anthemic conclusion on Someone Tell the Boys
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How does Before The Baby sound next to the rest of Samia's catalogue?

Defiant+3.0σ

Defiant saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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