Don't Weigh Down the Light

2015, Jun 23

Apple Spotify Bandcamp Contemporary Folk 81 Drag City Records Pitchfork 7.1/10 NME 3.5/5 DIY 4/5 All Music 4/5 Exclaim! 7/10 The Observer 3/5 Loud and Quiet 8/10 music OMH 4/5 The Telegraph 4/5 The Arts Desk 4/5 Uncut 8/10

Pitchfork 7.1/10 Meg Baird's third album is the closest she has come in her solo work to reclaiming the cosmic turf once occupied by her former group, Espers. Charlie Saufley, formerly of San Francisco acid rock heavyweights the Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound, joins her throughout.

DIY 4/5 An effervescent and modern third LP from underrated San Franciscan folk presence.

The Observer 3/5 The former Espers star abandons ‘freak folk’ on her light third album that contains the odd surprise

The Telegraph 4/5 Inspired by her move to San Francisco, Baird's third album carries a Californian sound which recalls The Byrds and Joni Mitchell