British Naima Bock (previously part of
Goat Girl) grew up in Brazil as a child. With a Brazilian father, she received a lot of Brazilian music in her childhood, which she has now incorporated in her own way on this debut album Giant Palm. Six years after founding Goat Girl, she left the band to work on her solo record, which took her several years to complete. In the process, she largely abandons
… the psychedelic of her former band and presents her music as compact and rather understated singer-songwriter songs. With gentle guitar music and stringed instruments (which she taught herself after leaving Goat Girl), she injects her songs with a nice dose of folk, alongside imploring synths. A fine airiness runs through the album, making Bock's songs accessible. The polyphonic vocals give a dreamy effect to the whole, which, together with the analogue character of the music, gives a vintage edge to this very fine debut. (JvQ)more
