I enjoyed the production of “Wuthering Heights”. It is lush and crafted with utter precision, but the listening experience is marred by Charli’s heavy reliance on auto-tune. The instrumentals shimmer with detail and atmosphere, but the vocals don’t enhance the listening experience; they quite simply flatten it.

I was delighted to see that John Cale was a featured artist on the album, with his presence on ‘House’, where he delivers in spoken-word form, but unfortunately, the track falls foul of her synthetic, glazed vocal coating. What could have been both gothic and haunting is overshadowed by overpolishing and distance.  The production of the record had depth and promise, but it is frustratingly pushed out by the vocal effects.

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