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Come Around (Carla dal Forno album)

Come Around is the third studio album by Australian vocalist Carla dal Forno, released 4 November 2022 by the artist's label Kallista Records. The album was announced 17 August alongside the release of the lead single and title track, which also came with a music video edited by Ludovic Sauvage which depicts dal Forno walking through a blurry, red landscape.[2][3][4] The album explores themes of home, disorder and insomnia, and is the artist's first since her move to Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia where she recorded the album.[5][6]

Come Around
A blurry photograph of the artist stood inside a greenhouse.
Studio album by
Carla dal Forno
Released4 November 2022
StudioCastlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Genre
Length32:53
LabelKallista
ProducerCarla dal Forno
Carla dal Forno chronology
Look Up Sharp
(2019) 		Come Around
(2022)
Singles from Come Around
  1. "Come Around"
    Released: 17 August 2022
  2. "Side by Side"
    Released: 5 October 2022[1]

Style and reception edit

Come Around ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [8]
Beats Per Minute76%[9]
Mojo     [10]
Narc     [11]
NME     [12]
Our Culture Mag     [13]
Pitchfork7/10[14]
The Skinny     [15]
Uncut6/10[16]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Come Around received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 76 out of 100 from 8 critic scores.[7] The Skinny's Joe Creely notes that Come Around sees dal Forno "hone in even further" on her two previous solo albums' "80s DIY synth-pop and post-punk" sound, with a "trademark dreamy haze" which "is certainly there in spades." The album "feels slighter" than its predecessor Look Up Sharp and "doesn't have the tonal or the sonic variety of that previous record" aside from the more uptempo "Mind You're On", instead seeing dal Forno's sound-world polished to perfection.[15]

Narc's Robin Webb says dal Forno's "familiar austere sound reverberates in acres of space often anchored by a rhythmically intimate synth or guitar reminiscent of the Young Marble Giants or Julee Cruise". The title track "plays to an empty auditorium audience of one, inviting you to come closer but only if you dare to", and while the album feels cold, "if you accept her invitation, immerse yourself in the swathes of gossamer washes, you'll find yourself 'no longer tethered to the world outside.'"[11] Flood's Kyle Lemmon calls Come Around "a waxing and waning album that fits [dal Forno's] moonlit style" and "her best effort yet."[17]

Year-end lists edit

Come Around year-end lists
Publication # Ref.
Gorilla vs. Bear 21 [18]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Carla dal Forno, except track 3 by Dorothy Moskowitz and Joseph Byrd. All tracks are produced by dal Forno

Come Around track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Side by Side"3:20
2."Come Around"3:02
3."The Garden of Earthly Delights"4:24
4."Stay Awake"4:06
5."Autumn"2:50
6."Mind You're On"3:40
7."Slumber" (featuring Thomas Bush)3:59
8."Deep Sleep"3:15
9."Caution"4:17
Total length:32:53

References edit

  1. ^ Helfand, Raphael (5 October 2022). "Carla dal Forno drops new song "Side by Side" with video". The Fader. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  2. ^ Arcand, Rob (17 August 2022). "Carla dal Forno Announces New Album Come Around, Shares Video". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  3. ^ McMullen, Chase (17 August 2022). "Carla dal Forno Ventures Ever Further Into Her Own World With the Ease of "Come Around", Prepares New LP". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  4. ^ Pappis, Konstantinos (17 August 2022). "Carla dal Forno Announces New Album Come Around, Shares Video for New Song". Our Culture. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  5. ^ Hawthorn, Carlos (17 August 2022). "Carla dal Forno's new album, Come Around, explores themes of home, disorder and insomnia". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  6. ^ Rugoff, Lazlo (17 August 2022). "Carla dal Forno explores home and disorder on new LP, Come Around". The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved 17 August 2022. Dal Forno recorded the album in her new base in Castlemaine, Australia, exploring themes of home, insomnia, and disorder.
  7. ^ a b "Come Around by Carla dal Forno Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  8. ^ Simpson, Paul. "Carla dal Forno – Come Around". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  9. ^ Reis, Ethan (7 November 2022). "Album Review: Carla dal Forno – Come Around". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  10. ^ Male, Andrew (December 2022). "Carla dal Forno – Come Around". Mojo. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  11. ^ a b Webb, Robin (1 November 2022). "Album Review: Carla dal Forno – Come Around". Narc. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  12. ^ Wallen, Doug (7 November 2022). "Carla dal Forno – Come Around review: delicate dreampop without the disorientation". NME. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  13. ^ Pappis, Konstantinos (3 November 2022). "Album Review: Carla dal Forno, Come Around". Our Culture. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  14. ^ Bloom, Madison (4 January 2023). "Carla dal Forno: Come Around Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  15. ^ a b Creely, Joe (1 November 2022). "Carla dal Forno – Come Around". The Skinny. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  16. ^ Dale, Jon (December 2022). "Carla dal Forno – Come Around". Uncut. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  17. ^ Lemmon, Kyle (3 November 2022). "Carla dal Forno, Come Around". Flood. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  18. ^ Cantalini, Chris (1 December 2022). "Gorilla vs. Bear's Albums of 2022". Gorilla vs. Bear. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
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