Chloe Forssell

As much as Palomino is a love letter to being on the road, it is also an outlet for Lambert to soothe herself.

Onstage, Ashe was unapologetically vulnerable, allowing concertgoers to let down their guards and surrender to the authenticity of the Fault Line Tour.

The LP allows listeners to follow the artist on her complex journey, grappling with grief and postpartum depression; at the same time, it tracks the blossoming of a colorful love story.

While many of the songs feel repetitive and cookiecutter, the 19 year old does speak to the hardships of growing up under society’s microscopic lens.

Accompanied by the Los Angeles Philharmonic and — as always — her brother-producer Finneas, Eilish pays tribute to both her hometown and the decades of musical icons that have come before her through a beautiful, hourlong sequential recital of the 16-track LP.

While the film could have used better character shaping, it sheds light on an important aspect of the LGBTQ+ community that is seldom featured in the media.

While there isn’t a unified story or narrative from track to track, the album breathes as one being, a product of its musical fluidity. 

The record as a whole breathes like a beautifully nurtured adolescent itself, resonating with listeners in all walks of life

In OK Orchestra, AJR proves once again that it is a band that can create music no other artist has grasped, staying consistent with the classic sound that hooked its fans almost a decade ago when it debuted.