Juliana HatfieldLightning Might Strike

Hatfield wrote this from inside a hard year, and you can hear the loneliness in the bright guitars trying to outrun it. "Ashes" rings with chiming chords over a quiet ache for a lost friend. "Long Slow Nervous Breakdown" sits in the gloom, her thin, clear voice barely lifting above the hum. "Harmonizing With Myself" turns isolation into a hook you'll hum for days. Grief wrapped in pop melody, never wallowing. Sad and catchy in equal measure. Lean in close.