When I Get Through
One Little Independent, 2024
8/10
The recording moniker of the LA-based singer-songwriter Sarah Walk, as Breymer they pen forthright songs about having top surgery and exploring their relationship to gender and identity.
The soft climate of “The Truth” starts the listen with cozy acoustic guitars and gentle singing that tugs on the heartstrings, and “Medication” follows with a backdrop of strings and a fuller delivery of rich song craft.
Further along, “See You” is full of mystery and ambience, where thumping drums and personal wordplay surround the album’s best, while “Better Friend” balances pop and rock gestures with light buzzing and strategic backing vocals.
“The Night Before” and “Anesthesia” exit the listen. The former is intimate and recruits sophisticated keys, and the latter offers a dreamy landscape of gorgeous and lush ideas.
A Minneapolis native, Breymer’s songs are armed with power and hope, and anyone with an ear for names like Imogen Heap and Florence And The Machine should be playing close attention to this young talent.
Travels well with: Chessa Smith- Deeper Sleeper; The Cranberries- To The Faithfully Departed