Poorchoice Music
Producers: Scro, Cody Tarpley, Lynn Gunn
Julia Wolf’s sophomore album, Pressure, is an epic electro-emo-pop-shoegaze effort. “This was my chance to really lay it all out and be the most honest I’ve ever been,” says Wolf, and it’s hard to argue with the results—it’s a raw, cathartic listen that embraces contrast and finds beauty in the wreckage. On “FINGERNAILS (GUT),” she confesses, “I can’t hide from you like I’ve always done”—a fitting line for an LP that feels like stripping everything down to the nerve. What’s left is a visceral mix of unflinching lyrics and piercing melodies.
