Betty Hammerschlag - Fake Girl (2025) [Hi-Res]

The enigmatic internet artist Betty Hammerschlag released the album 'Fake Girl' on the Glasgow's blush imprint, presenting a collection of abstracted folk diversions. This release stands apart from her previous works, such as the ambient pop EP 'Me & You', as Hammerschlag adopts a different creative persona with each release. The blush label minimized the electronic elements, creating a hushed, textured sound filled with tape hiss, saturation, and a dubwise sense of space. The album combines brittle acid folk riffs with garbled vocals and a wall of weightless sound, drawing comparisons to Grouper and Liz Harris. Tracks like 'circlesss' utilize pruned electric guitar and chanting that, upon closer listening, is revealed to be gibberish, creating glazed, atmospheric textures in the style of Robin Guthrie. The music balances between '60s folk, shoegaze, and indie sounds, feeling like a digital fantasy brought to life by artificial intelligence, with examples like the track 'low' which resembles a dreampop canon in the vein of Hope Sandoval and Harriet Wheeler.

Tracklist:
1-1 Betty Hammerschlag - Deep [2:14]
1-2 Betty Hammerschlag - Circlesss [2:08]
1-3 Betty Hammerschlag - Orange Lips [2:24]
1-4 Betty Hammerschlag - Low [2:30]
1-5 Betty Hammerschlag - Betty What Up [4:26]
1-6 Betty Hammerschlag - Fake Girl [2:45]
1-7 Betty Hammerschlag - Song for Michelle [5:24]
1-8 Betty Hammerschlag - My Flowers [2:16]