Ethel Cain’s dark, belligerent sound is captured well in this LP. While the post-rock and shoegaze tenets of her music are leading currents throughout the album, the songs on this record have a very dreamy and ethereal quality that I absolutely love. Her voice is rich, her delivery is smooth, and a small dose of autotune goes a long way, contributing to the otherworldly-ness of her sound and lyrics. Take “Head in the Wall”, an interpolation of Title Fight’s “Head in the Ceiling Fan” (Which I recommend you listen to as well!) Cain takes this song and flips it on its head, as she loops the dreamy intro riff to create a hypnotic song of her own. “Golden Age” maintains its raw emo sound while it also entertains the hazy dream-pop trends that are most accessible to listeners. Clocking in at just 30 minutes, I think “Golden Age” is a digestive introduction to her discography. Underdogs’ review of her album describes it as such: “her catalog of bedroom elegies exudes an aura that transcends the gloomy confines of emo.” I couldn’t have said so better myself.