Julianna Barwick, Oslo Hackney, review: ‘vehement yet soporific’

When Julianna Barwick released Will back in May it signalled yet another critical success for the musician. The fourth full-length release from the Brooklyn-based Barwick was a return to a coarser and more intimate sound than 2013’s stormy and expansive Nepenthe, but in a live context she fuses the sonic clout of the latter with the warmth of the former.
Working diligently behind her keyboard and loop machine, Barwick amasses her vocals layer upon layer, submerging what lyrics are discern