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in collaboration with longtime friend and artist Dani Toral, who created the album cover, music videos, and other visual materials. Toral, a
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marked a creative departure from Rousay's previous works, more experimental compositions which drew heavily from
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characterized the album as a successful venture into more "accessible" material for Rousay. Robert Barry of
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as "a singular meditation on life and memory that never falls into the traps of nostalgia."
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score of 82 out of 100 from 7 critic scores. Critics including Tom
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