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Will
Ambient · 2016 · 9 tracks · 38m

Will

Lush, wordless vocal loops layered with warm analog synthesizers and minimalist piano. A deeply atmospheric, cathedral-like ambient journey.

May 6, 2016 · Dead Oceans

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Footsteps echo through an empty, stone-walled room before a single, wordless vocal loop begins to climb toward the rafters. This record trades her usual bright, open-air choral drifts for something closer to a shadow-drenched sanctuary at dusk. Heavy analog synthesizers hum beneath the vocals, grounding the weightless harmonies with a slow, solemn pulse. You are left floating in a vast, cool space where every piano chord feels like water dripping in a quiet cave.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks · 38m
01
St. Apolonia
2:13
02
Nebula
5:34
03
Beached
4:08
04
Same
4:55
05
Wist
2:40
06
Big Hollow
5:30
07
Heading Home
3:58
08
Someway
4:31
09
See, Know
5:04
Moments Worth Listening For
02NebulaThe introduction of deep, pulsing analog synthesizer tones on 'Nebula' provides a heavy, rhythmic counterpoint to her soaring vocal layers.
01St. ApoloniaSparse, reverberant piano chords on 'St. Apolonia' establish a contemplative, slow-breathing space that sets the album's solemn tone.
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Pitchfork8.2/ 10
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Metacritic77/ 100
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Drowned in Sound8/ 10
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AllMusic4/ 5 stars
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How does Will sound next to the rest of Julianna Barwick's catalogue?

Keys/Synth+0.7σ

Analog keys/synth and deep bass tones anchor the soaring vocal loops, introducing a heavy, synthetic gravity that reshapes her usual acoustic cathedral into a darker electronic landscape.

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