My Light, My Destroyer - Cassandra Jenkins: Review
Review by Lav: Earlier this decade Cassandra Jenkins blindsided me. I wasn't familiar with her music before critical praise started to flood in for her album An Overview On Phenomenal Nature in 2021. I completely fell in love with the record when I first heard it and I gave it a positive review, eventually even getting to interview Cassandra. So to say I was excited about this follow-up would be an understatement, especially after multiple singles I really enjoyed. What Cassandra serves up on My Light continues the fragile, touching serenity of its predecessor and proves that even adding some muscle on top can't break her stride. Though I wasn't head over heels for the album's lead single, each new release was a major step up. Delphinium Blue served as the second single and I like it a LOT. It displays the patience and gentle touch of Cassandra at her best and I absolutely love the vocalizations she uses to transition between passages. It's such a fragile, gentl...