Julia Bardo - Bauhaus, L'Appartamento LP

Vinyl LP pressing. Bauhaus, L'Appartamento, produced and mixed by Younghusband's Euan Hinshelwood, firmly establishes Bardo's musical adventurousness and prowess, and marks a cathartic and self-affirming moment for an artist who found her voice by realizing it's been there all along. Each track on the album opens a new door. In the resonant and memorable opener "The Most," Bardo is bold in her declaration of romance and devotion. The twinkling, gauzy guitars of "Do This To Me" find Bardo world-weary and desperate for resolution. The off-kilter distortion of "Impossible" and it's spoken word in her native tongue see Bardo's Italian roots become entwined with the '90s American artists whose music continues to inspire her. She raises awareness for the importance of mental health with last year's single "It's Okay (To Not Be Okay)". The album is best summed up by the woman who w ho wrote it all: "Bauhaus, L'Appartamento is about loneliness, solitude.