New LP polish the machine is out now on Bella Union!
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Acclaim for polish the machine:
“Fans of Kate Bush, St Vincent, Siouxsie Sioux and Cocteau Twins will find so much to love here. The Scottish-Thai musician creates a haunting hybrid of baroque pop and electro goth.” – Sunday Times ★★★★
“A terrific collection of exquisite song writing… Overall, this is an album to cherish. To play often and get swept in its succinct charm.” – Clash - 9/10
“Stellar melodies... From ‘Afterparty’ to the title track Ganya ensures that this journey of deep emotional discovery is framed in an uplifting way, through soundscapes of propulsive beats and glistening synths. Mixing art-pop, dreampop, atmospherics and psychedelia, this record thrums with energy, confidence and euphoria, making it a startlingly original statement.” – Electronic Sound [top album of 2022]
“Mesmerising electro-rock... From the opening lines of her third LP, Helen Ganya promises something out of the ordinary... ‘I Will Hold That Hand For You’ coalesces into luscious electronic pop; ‘Young Girls Never Die’ a grinding, quasi-industrial denunciation of patriarchal ideology, Björk crossed with Trent Reznor... Ganya’s elegant arrangements mesmerise, her vocals taut and poised.” – Uncut - 8/10
““Her songwriting remains dark and unflinching as ever... Amid vistas of fire and ice she covers identity, isolation, and the failure to connect... Yet within that bleak worldview there’s a warped optimism and strength in making sure she’s the one to define it, confronting it’s reality head-on.” Loud & Quiet
“Polish The Machine’s opening cut ‘I Will Hold That Hand For You’ suggests a rhythmic and atmospheric kinship with Enya’s Orinoco Flow. Elsewhere, there are hints of Hounds Of Love Kate Bush and Cocteau Twins. A grandeur too, with swelling choruses and boom-crash percussion.” – MOJO
“’I had a fear of the ordinary’ begins Helen Ganya on the impressive polish the machine. Her song-based electronica succeeds in transcending it through sheer force of personality. The grafting of grit onto a glam sonic surface ensures that tracks like the multi-layered ‘Young Girls never Die’ work as both statement and entertainment. This is a poised, powerful voice arriving.” – PROG
An Album To Blow Your Mind: Fuck Buttons’ Andrew Hung picks experimental, existential angst from Brighton-based Scot-Thai musician – The New Cue