The album thematically focuses on the idea of the afterlife in both a literal and figurative sense, with a touch of Carlile's anecdotal songwriting and requiems for artists' past.
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Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Whether a requiem is due for rom-coms or not, in the meantime there's at least a conveyor belt of cringe to feast upon.
Deeply layered and emotionally charged, the work reads like a visual lament, for what’s been lost, what still remains, and the unresolved stories that continue to flow beneath the surface.
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Nel-Olivia Waga,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Unfortunately, Curl laments they’re destined for the donation bin.
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Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Apr. 2025
Over time, dirge came to mean a funeral song or lament.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Returnal Returnal was one of the first exclusives of the PS5 generation; a fabulously grotesque sci-fi horror dirge, and still worth your attention today.
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