Gabriella Cohen - Full Closure and No Details

The Guardian 80

(Dot Dash)

Given that it was made in a mere 10 days, Full Closure and No Details never once sounds rushed. Cohen, a Melbourne-based singer-songwriter and the frontwoman of garage band the Furrs, possesses a sleepy, dispassionate voice and a fondness for narcotic rock. Seductive, broody and occasionally sinister, her debut dissects a failed relationship, the languid music twinned with sentiments that range from regretful to venomous (“My love came quickly/ Was he there at all?” runs the rickety Alien Anthem). It’s not hard to trace Cohen’s influences (Velvet Underground, Mazzy Star, Phil Spector-produced girl groups) but, as the standout Yesterday attests, Full Closure and No Details is quietly impressive - a slow-burning fusion of defiance and heartache.