Materia is best appreciated as a document of process rather than a completed thought

The seven-track companion to 2024’s Something in the Room She Moves blends new songs with reshaped versions of previously released material to offer a new glimpse at the L.A. musician’s creative process

Julia Holter finds a dizzying array of new ideas from the bones of a track first included on 2024's Something in the Room She Moves

This companion piece to Something In The Room She Moves epitomises the Los Angelino's duality of fluidity and restlessness

Rather than pushing every composition toward some big payoff, Holter enjoys the silence

As a companion to Something, it’s a pleasant listen that still shows just how inventive Holter can be as a composer

Materia might be only 7-tracks long but it’s a transformative experience for the listener in how music doesn’t have to be completely brand new but can be recycled and reshaped

A wonderful testament to following ideas and feelings wherever they lead

Experimental composer Julia Holter returns to 2024's Something in the Room She Moves to tend to some unfinished business

Compelling even when she isn't trying that hard. Print edition only

Holter plays with time throughout, from the electro-ambient dream "Clepsydra" (named after the ancient water clock) to the 10-minute standout "My Twin". Print edition only

The art-pop artist’s latest album, a companion piece to 2024’s Something in the Room She Moves, moves from calming chaos to stirring minimalism