selected press around the debut album
LONGING FOR BELONGING
“The German musician’s debut album finds her searching for her identity. Her singular vision suggests she already has a handle on it. Her bright and intimate songwriting meets the eerie existentialism of the Ninth Wave side of Kate Bush’s Hounds of Love, intermittently warmed and unsettled by an improv jazz sensibility: A Piece of Peace is calm and instinctive, yet Make Things Simple, all drones, thrashed chimes and sawed strings, pursues a more violent catharsis. Mennenöh has been mentored by Jenny Hval; the Norwegian’s welcoming avant garde approach, as well as that of Julia Holter, lit the way here.”
THE GUARDIAN (UK), LAURA SNAPES – BEST NEW ARTISTS IN 2021
“Longing For Belonging is an honest account of catharsis, a succinct representation of the non- succinct nature and turbulent process of healing. The album’s eight-tracks detail the journey from one perspective and offers the listener a brightness, a place of solace, and a glimmer of hope able to emerge even from the darkest of settings. Mennenöh’s holistic understanding of her various crafts instils the record with hidden frills that demand and rewards repeat listens. It’s exquisite and meticulous arrangement, recording and creative implications leave no doubt that Mennenöh should be considered a serious artistic force in her own right.”
THE LINE OF BEST FIT (UK), TOM CRITTEN – ALBUM REVIEW
“Delicate, bristling beauty“
UNCUT (UK), JOHHNY SHARP – ALBUM REVIEW / I’M NEW HERE