Angie McMahon
Salt
Release Date: Jul 26, 2019
Genre(s): Pop/Rock
Record label: Dualtone Music
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Album Review: Salt by Angie McMahon
Excellent, Based on 2 Critics
Based on rating 8/10
On her debut album, Salt, Melbourne, Australia-based singer-songwriter Angie McMahon is looking for her place in the world. On the standout single "Pasta" — a quirky rock jam for the discontent — she illustrates her precarious position by pointedly asking: "How am I simultaneously on top of someone's pedestal and also underneath someone else's shoe?" But as much as McMahon's lyrics are riddled with uncertainties, Salt, as a whole, is a confident debut. The songs are anchored by McMahon's electric guitar, which she pounds or softly ….
Opinion: Excellent
The Lowdown: Introspective Australian musician Angie McMahon made a powerful impression during her March visit to SXSW in Austin, winning one of the festival's three Grulke Prizes. During that festival, she performed many of the tracks that now appear on her beautiful and bruising debut album, Salt. In a live setting, McMahon is stunning and commanding, pushing and pulling with silence as much with her voice as she does with her instruments.
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