| Love in Constant Spectacle | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Jane Weaver |
| Cover: | Jane Weaver - Love in Constant Spectacle.png |
| Alt: | A drawing of a woman in a garden surrounded by birds and insects, looking through a magnifying glass with a maroon beam coming from her eyes with the word "Love" in it. |
| Length: | 41:21 |
| Label: | Fire |
| Prev Title: | Flock |
| Prev Year: | 2021 |
Love in Constant Spectacle is the twelfth solo studio album by English musician Jane Weaver, released on 5 April 2024 through Fire Records. It received acclaim from critics.
Love in Constant Spectacle received a score of 84 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on seven critics' reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Mojo found that "Love in Constant Spectacle is watchful rather than showy, its songs not boxing up one simple mood at a time but sitting with their uncertainty. Nuance might be going out of fashion in the world outside, but in here, Weaver speaks it fluently". Uncuts Piers Martin called it "by some distance her most satisfying album" as it is "full of surprises and tantalisingly familiar" and presents a "head-spinning account of grief and solace".
Fred Thomas of AllMusic described it as Weaver's "most emotionally based set of songs to date", stating that "her most remarkable material drawing from Krautrock-styled repetition, Stereolab's blithe pop, Broadcast's eerily captivating melodic flare, and Goldfrapp-esque synth grooves" and finding these to be present throughout the album. Exclaim!s Eric Hill remarked that the album's "focus is slightly more inward-facing, but Weaver still finds ways to create distance between intention and expression even when she herself is the topic".
Reviewing the album for PopMatters, Peter Thomas Webb wrote that it "retains many of the same textures, although the overall effect is a little gentler and more meditative than her previous album, Flock". Janne Oinonen of The Line of Best Fit summarised that "the songs often straddle propulsive organic grooves that coalesce perfectly with Weaver’s dreamy melodies and weightless vocals". MusicOMHs John Murphy called Love in Constant Spectacle "beautifully intricate, thoughtful songs [that] sit amid a hypnotic, otherworldly vibe that never settles for playing safe".
All tracks are written and arranged by Jane Weaver.
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