Enter now brightness

"New Zealand singer-songwriter's fourth album sees hushed intimacy sit alongside an expansion in sound and greater sophistication ... 'Enter Now Brightness' may not be a full musical rebirth but it does feel like a step up, the sound of Reid operating at a higher level to before".

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"The anxiety and sadness that shivered under her first two albums (...) has largely evaporated from 'Enter Now Brightness', but it doesn't mean Reid's wandering days are entirely over. There's a questing robustness to these songs, a sense of somebody finally having the perspective to seek out answers to long-hanging questions ... The songs on 'Enter Now Brightness' (...) suggest no dulling of Reid's songwriting senses, just an acute desire to keep moving closer to seeing the light".

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"Themes surrounding change feature heavily on the warm and warmhearted 'Enter Now Brightness' ... After opening with the affectionate, banjo-inflected "Emmanuelle," a song that defends taking one's time, Reid adopts a midtempo, '70s soft rock vibe on "Cry on Cue" that goes on to reappear throughout the album. Its shimmery organ and keys, declarative melody, and only lightly skittering, marching rhythms speak from a place of confidence in love ... Far from some of the wounded and at times traumatized albums that have emerged from the early 2020s, Enter Now Brightness is not only a title but a philosophy on an elegant set of songs that find Reid adapting just fine, thanks, at least with the help of treasured loved ones and music itself".

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