REVIEWS
"Raw, vivid, orchestral, and emotional, Strauch's Persephone is a look back on the hints of light and darkness that, together, make up what it means to be human...a full-bodied collection of gorgeous, meditative arrangements that take us on a slice of life's overall journey, painting moments of heartache that inevitably give way an enlivened, heartened place by our adventure's end. "
"Strauch brings her diverse background to life through dreamily creative songs full of emotion and story."
"Gillade du First Aid Kit är det definitivt något att hålla utkik efter. Jag hoppas innerligt att marknaden inte blev mättad."
"Hon har med sina melodier och skildringar av verkligheten tagit en helt egen plats på den svenska musikscenen."
"Strauch rör sig i ett musikaliskt landskap som förenar drömsk pianopop med klassiskt och folkmusik. Bedårande vackert."
"Clara Strauch må vara albumdebutant, men hennes känslostarka och vackra musik känns redan väldigt "färdig" och självklar. Tänk Regina Spektors finaste pianoballader korsat med Anna Ternheims nedtonade urstyrka."
- Damernas Värld
"We are touched by the beauty that exudes from the way she lets each verse take shape and form, and then we fall to our knees as they unite with the melody, creating a soundscape that is without a doubt something unique, special and that everyone should listen to. Clara, you’ve taken the uncertainty of life and you gave it something completely relatable in a duality that is hypnotizing."
"Clara Strauch är ett riktigt fynd. Som trotjänarinnan Elsbeth är hon snobbigare än överheten, som Florries syster Viveka skissar hon bilden av en skör, olycklig människa."
- Västmanlands Läns Tidning
"A lot of raw energy that is deeply satisfying. Some of the atmospheric elements even put me in mind of early Fleet Foxes. This captivating style is truly unique."
"Innovative piano melodies, impressive vocals, unique atmosphere!"
"Folky, yet ambient. Buoyant, yet melancholic. The first gorgeous organic soundscape of her soon to drop album Persephone is truly mesmerizing!"
"Clara is an artist. A true professional who handles her voice to perfection and takes us to high emotional levels. A musical gem that we could not pass."
"If we’re going to get back to ways in which this performance excels, and we are, I’d like to talk about the music. The soundscaping here, composed by Clara Strauch, is gorgeous. Everything from accordions, to guitars, to thunder-sheets, create a folky, ambient, occasionally trance-like soundtrack...creating a wistful, buoyant, yet melancholic tone that tugged on my heart’s manifold strings."
"This beautiful orchestral pop ballad seems especially relevant today... Beautiful, dreamy stuff."
""Weeds" is calm folk with a beautiful orchestration led by a dreamy voice!"
""Islands" is an enchanting track with hopeful darkness and swirling melodies."
"The story is touching and the music - especially Strauch's vocals - very moving."
"...varmt ögonglittrande Marie (Clara Strauch.)"
- Dagens Nyheter: Ångande het Shakespeare light
"Strauch vill beröra och lyckas med det. I textrader om att falla hårt, våga släppa taget om falsk trygghet, söka sig mot mörkret för att, verkligen, kunna bli sin egen."
Sara Granath, Svenska Dagbladet: Kärlek och köttslig lusta i klostermijö
Barbro Westling, Aftonbladet: Fräsiga inviter i Roma
Annette Stolt, Konsertmusikal: Teaterupplevelse "Straight", Playhouse Teater