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Review site: FATEA Magazine
Review author: David Auckland
Date: 20 June 2023
It is almost a year since FATEA reviewed Into the Wilderness, the debut album from Norfolk singer songwriter Eliza Delf. Recorded by legendary folk figure Jon Loomes…
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Review site: Folking.com
Review author: Mike Davies
Date: November 2022
A Norwich-based folk-noir singer-songwriter inspired by the subversive folk tales of Angela Carter and whose vocal range has drawn comparisons with Kate Bush, Into The Wilderness, produced by Jon…
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Review site: Fatea Magazine
Review author: Tim Martin
Date: November 2022
This EP, released for Halloween, but good for anytime of year, matches 3 songs from Delf's debut album, Into the Wilderness with two previously unreleased bonus tracks.
It opens…
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Review site: Angela Carter Society Newsletter
Review author: Polly Paulusma
Date: September 2022
The first thing you notice about this rich debut album of songs from Eliza Delf is the intense vocal performance, hotly followed by the smarting lyrics she…
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Review site: Outline Magazine
Review author: Stuart Evans
Date: July 2022
I settled down to listen to Eliza’s debut album on what is one of the hottest days ever recorded. There’s a haze across my balcony, the plants are looking concerned (don’t worry, they have been watered) and as I press play I genuinely don’t know what I’ll be hearing from the speakers.
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Review site: Fatea Magazine
Review author: Philip Thomas
Date: June 2022
When you bring two talented artists from different disciplines together in a confined space then you are bound to get sparks! That is what has happened here when the extraordinary voice and songs of Norfolk singer/songwriter Eliza Delf collides with a musical polymath like Jon Loomes in the confines of a recording studio. We'll get to Eliza's voice in a minute, but first the songs.
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Review site: York Calling
Review author: Graeme Smith
Date: June 2022
Eliza Delf is a Norwich-based alternative folk artist who has just hit my radar through her imaginative new album Into The Wilderness. Here’s my track by track review.
From the first few notes of opening track Howl, Into The Wilderness is an album that grips you. With a sound that combines classic folk song-writing with modern pop sensibilities, it has a sort of universal appeal. What is most arresting though are its lyrics. Pregnant with imagery, Eliza’s lyrics dodge clichés with ease.
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