Pitchfork Review: When It’s Going Wrong

The short but well-developed debut from the Polish singer

11 Apr 2023

"When It’s Going Wrong does a lot with very little. The nine-track album lasts barely over 19 minutes—a downright astonishing runtime, given how developed and complete it sounds. Tricky’s arrangements, inventive and fast-shifting as ever, account for part of this, but the credit also lies in Marta’s gift for beckoning you into the mood"

This is the album’s feel: all tension, little climax, and little need for it. “When It’s Going Wrong” is a study in almost agonizing restraint, with instrumentation that sounds more like insinuation and lyrics that leave most things unsaid. When Marta sings “Call me when it’s going wrong,” murmuring over a creeping, unchanging tempo, it sounds like an omen—maybe even a threat.

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