21/11/2024
"“Loopy & Esther” might be heavy on whimsy but it has an authenticity and heartfelt personality that draws you in for repeated listens. In a clear push-back against the over-produced, auto-tuned output of many, there’s a feeling here of entering (even trespassing in) the private, personal world of Whates and Wenøe as they express aspects of their life and friendship in music .. Here are two stunning voices who shine together. Approach this odd collection with an open mind and you won’t be disappointed"
Thanks to Big Tune In My Room for this great review of the new album by Ida Wenøe & Samantha Whates.
Loopy & Esther by Samantha Whates and Ida Wenøe (Album Review) Whether this collection of 9 “songs and vignettes” is a mini-album or, as BBC 6 Music’s Guv’nor Gideon Coe…