Sprained Ankle

AlbumOct 23 / 20159 songs, 33m 37s98%
Singer-Songwriter Slowcore Indie Folk
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7.0 / 10

Sprained Ankle is a solo, singer-songwriter album, but very little of it would be considered "folky." Julien Baker's extremely intimate songs operate in existential ultimatums—life or death, hope or despair, oblivion or epiphany. These are redemption songs that sound as raw as they feel.

8 / 10

It's surprising that Julien Baker considers her heartache to be a mere 'ankle sprain'; it's really more of a confessional, punctured lung.

Written while she was a student at Middle Tennessee State University, Sprained Ankle is the intensely intimate solo debut of Memphis' Julien Baker.

9 / 10

On "Blacktop," Sprained Ankle's powerful opener, Julien Baker sings, "come visit me in the back of an ambulance."   She's calling out to w...

9 / 10

In the first scene of High Fidelity John Cusack’s character reels off a monologue comparing a culture of violence to pop music. “Nobody

4.7 / 5

Julien Baker - Sprained Ankle review: Finding light in the darkness