Flo Morrissey
is a child of the freak folk revival, raised on
Vashti Bunyan
reissues and new albums by
Devendra Banhart
. Her 2015 debut
Tomorrow Will Be Beautiful
, released when the singer/songwriter was just shy of her 21st birthday, carries elements of both eras -- the hazy trip of the original '60s hippies along with the exacting re-creation of said time -- and there's ever the slightest suggestion that the album was recorded in the wake of
Lana Del Rey
's dreamy, glam-gothic sway. No matter how she sighs as she croons,
Morrissey
doesn't truck in the fetishization of darkness: she bathes in the light, too young to harbor regrets and too conscious of tradition to break from them. If she relies on that carefully tailored vibe instead of songs, it's not necessarily a bad trade: her earnestness is nearly as appealing as her prettiness, a quality apparent in both her voice and her surroundings. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine