How I Became A Wave - How I Became A Wave

Are you set for the calmest folk production of the spring? The sheer beauty of Pat Carey’s debut album will consume you completely and set you into a trance of deep dreaminess as the minimalist, clean energy which radiates from the songs lull you in.  The indie folk track You Always Had A Way With Words sets the tone; slow, calming like a warm heavy blanket being put around you while the whispered, unhurried vocals resemble a male Billie Eilish circa Happier. Phoebe Bridgers is another touchstone on an album where the artist’s moniker succinctly evokes the emotional feelings within. 05:00 and Fading Out are undoubted highlights. The former brings the slowness of this album to its climax. It makes you reach a trance-like state, like you are floating above your body and while the latter starts out calmly, the guitars swell, the strings crescendo and lend the song a sudden power before it crashes and dissolves. It’s formidable stuff and with the help of a superb ensemble of musicians, Carey has fashioned a record for the ages.