Tirzah Sound Like They’re Drifting Apart on ‘Devotion’
Devotion lacks the clarity and urgency of Tirzah's earlier work.
Mark Matousek
Mark is a writer living in New York. His work has appeared in the 405 and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. @matousekmark
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