Powerplant

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AlbumMay 12 / 201712 songs, 28m 35s
Indie Pop Bedroom Pop Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock
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Best-friends duo girlpool’s second album often sounds like a fairytale scored by a \'90s indie folk band: dreamy, sweet, and deceptively simple. Expanding the sound and vision of 2015’s *Before the World Was Big*, *Powerplant* adds bass and drums to the mix without sacrificing the intimacy that makes the sisters’ songs so striking, whether it’s the yawning, anthemic “123” or the hushed intensity of “Fast Dust.”

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8.3 / 10

Girlpool's sound gets bigger on their sophomore LP, but Cleo Tucker and Harmony Tividad’s voices still sit center stage in all their vulnerable glory.

D+

[Polyvinyl]

Just as affecting and crushing as its predecessor.

It's been widely noted that Girlpool made a huge leap between their self-titled 2014 EP and their first full-length, Before the World Was Big, which appeared a year later.

Powerplant blisters with the heat of Girlpool’s stripped-back emotions, while their melodies gains new life from an expanded sound.

8 / 10

Lo-fi as a genre marker has swapped connotations over the years. At first, it denoted a low quality of sound (low fidelity), which would ind...

7.5 / 10

Girlpool's debut LP, 2015's Before the World Was Big, was something of a declaration of character.

7 / 10

The follow-up to their debut album 'Before The World Was Big', Philadelphia-based duo Girlpool return with their second album 'Powerplant'.

8.0 / 10

Review of Girlpool's latest release 'Powerplant.' The album is definitely worth your time. Girlpool. play their next show on May 23rd in Los Angeles, CA.

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Once you pierce the surface, something weirder and more otherworldly awaits.

4.0 / 5

Girlpool - Powerplant review: baa baa black soul