Fading Lines

Annelotte de Graaf’s decision to go to New York to record her self-funded album pays off in spades.

Dutch musician Annelotte de Graaf releases her dreamy debut album as Amber Arcades: blissful, elegant records like this do not come about by chance.

Amber Arcades—the thrilling and delectable project of Dutch artist Annelotte de Graaf-—revel in the ability to combine textures, sounds, and colors together to create dream-like sounds and sequences; but forever being driven along by a pop heartbeat.

Taken on face value, ‘Fading Lines’ might appear nothing more than a paint-by-numbers indie-pop record. Built around the genre’s

Album Reviews: Amber Arcades - Fading Lines