The Portland Arms, 25 Sep 2025
Nadia Reid's "Enter Now Brightness" is an album of departure and questioning, a reminder that song-writing can transform pain, joy, thoughts, and anger into something new. "I'm so much better off now that it exists," she says. "Now feels like a new time."
Moving further from her folk roots, Reid establishes a sound distinctly her own: poised and expansive. The title, drawn from a book passage, evokes light breaking through, the feeling of stepping onto a stage, of life beginning.
A record of great beauty and change, "Enter Now Brightness" captures Reid's evolution, blending textural pop, country-leaning folk-rock, and striking emotional depth. The Guardian describes her sound as "halfway between Haim's sophisticated pop sparkle and Sharon Van Etten's full-throated songcraft."
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