Writing of Blues and Yellows
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| Released | 23 September 2016 | |||
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Writing of Blues and Yellows is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Billie Marten. It was released on 23 September 2016 by Chess Club and RCA records.
Marten recorded "Writing of Blues and Yellows" while she was still a student at school, and opted to stay and finish her education. Marten later said of the album: "It was constant travel, and I didn't know what was happening at all. I didn't know the process of an album really, so that was a new experience. The first album was pure retrospect, which is funny because I'd barely done anything in life."[1]
Critical reception
The album was met with positive critical acclaim upon its release. According to the review aggregator Metacritic, the album received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 75 out of 100 from eight critic scores.[2]
Lois Browne of Clash Music rated the album a 7 out of 10, saying Marten's "vocals are infused with a fragility that drills down into your consciousness, whether you want it to or not."[3]
No Ripcord also rated the album a 7 out of 10, saying "It is essentially indie-folk by numbers, with a nervy wistfulness and soft-hued canvas, but its aching beauty prevents the record from stifling a listener with its persistent translucence."[4]
The Guardian rated the album a 6 out of 10, stating: "Writing of Blues and Yellows, although musically miles above the average tremulous, John Lewis-y singer-songwriter sort, has the limited palette of juvenilia; no humour, little anger, just delicate, pastel wistfulness".[5]