Stepping out from her position as the captivating front-woman of Brooklyn indie favourites Big Thief, Adrianne Lenker has released her second solo album, abysskiss. Filled with moving lyrical imagery and the wistful, melodic phrasing that has become synonymous with her work in Big Thief, Lenker takes the opportunity to embrace an even more intimate form of songwriting on abysskiss. Cocooned in the delicate fabric of Adrianne Lenker’s fingerpicked guitar, enveloped in the subtle warmth of white-noise and supporting instrumentation, the arrangements on the album perfectly compliment her evocative storytelling. abysskiss is an album driven by Adrianne Lenker’s sentimental reflection – but instead of floundering in an endless melancholy, provides us with a generous collection of beautiful and open-hearted songwriting.