Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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For this album review, Brandi Carlile teams up with watt, Aaron Dessner, and Justin Vernon for a more consistent, well-written, but generally safe album.

Best Songs: ‘A Woman Overseas’, ‘Anniversary’, ‘Church & State’, ‘Returning To Myself’, ‘No One Knows Us
Worst Song: 'You Without Me’

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Brandi Carlisle - Returning To Myself - Album Review (singer-songwriter / indie folk)
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