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Album Review: Lisa Hannigan - At Swim

Aneta Grulichova
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"Beautiful and graceful, At Swim is like a delicate flower."

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After a five-year break between albums, due to her struggles writing new material while moving to London, Lisa Hannigan is back with a majestic album.

Slow, mesmerising ballads Prayer For The Dying and Funeral Suit showcase Hannigan's beautiful swooning vocals. Anahorish is a layered, a cappella masterpiece; so simple yet so gorgeous. We The Drowned is a bit dark but still astounding vocally. Her sound is very alternative, with hints of folk-rock along the way, and every song is so different from what's come before. Beautiful and graceful, At Swim is like a delicate flower.