I Look at Her and Light Goes All Through Me
| I Look at Her and Light Goes All Through Me | ||||
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| Studio album by Photographic Memory | ||||
| Released | May 30, 2025 | |||
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| Length | 36:26 | |||
| Label | DeadAir | |||
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| Singles from I Look at Her and Light Goes All Through Me | ||||
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I Look at Her and Light Goes All Through Me (stylized in sentence case) is the second[a] studio album by American musician Max Epstein, known professionally as Photographic Memory. It was released by DeadAir Records on May 30, 2025.[2] The album features guest appearances from Darcy Baylis, Kraus, Winter, and Wisp.
The album was supported by two singles: "I Heard You", which was released alongside a music video, and "Heartstyle" featuring Wisp.[3] Upon release, I Look at Her and Light Goes All Through Me received positive critical reception.
Following the album's release, music videos for "Emo Tour Track" and "Born 7:7" were released.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork | 7.3/10[1] |
Samuel Hyland of Pitchfork deemed I Look at Her and Light Goes All Through Me to be Photographic Memory's strongest effort to date, calling it a "delightfully dizzying collage of nu-gaze and SoundCloud rap". Hyland called "Heartstyle" the "most brilliant moment" on the album, and highlighted "Recently", a track featuring Gucci Mane's vocals over "what sounds like a scrapped Tired of Tomorrow demo", calling it "really, really beautiful". He also highlighted "twinkling synth stabs, soft acoustic pluckage, and the occasional pulsating kick" on "Clearly", "glitchy pathos" on album opener "Emo Tour Track", and "growling thrash" on the instrumental track "Love in My Heart".[1]
Track listing
All tracks written and produced by Max Epstein. Additional writers and producers listed below.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Emo Tour Track" | 2:03 | ||
| 2. | "We Made It" |
| McLaughlin | 2:31 |
| 3. | "Paint You Silver" | Darcy Baylis | 1:51 | |
| 4. | "Winter" (featuring Winter) | Baylis | 2:24 | |
| 5. | "I Heard You" | 2:15 | ||
| 6. | "Butterfly" | Kmoe | 2:02 | |
| 7. | "LA" | 1:43 | ||
| 8. | "Clearly" | McLaughlin | McLaughlin | 3:16 |
| 9. | "In Every Lifetime" | McLaughlin |
| 2:21 |
| 10. | "Born 7:7" (featuring Darcy Baylis) | Baylis | Baylis | 1:55 |
| 11. | "Heartstyle" (featuring Wisp) | Natalie R. Lu |
| 2:12 |
| 12. | "Love in My Heart" | 1:15 | ||
| 13. | "Recently" | 1:06 | ||
| 14. | "Song 7" | Zach Capitti Fenton | 1:29 | |
| 15. | "LA but a Forest" | 1:05 | ||
| 16. | "Outlaw Star" | McLaughlin | McLaughlin | 1:51 |
| 17. | "Spill" (with Kraus) |
| Kraus | 3:22 |
| 18. | "Light Goes Through Me" |
| 1:45 | |
| Total length: | 36:26 | |||
Notes
- "Emo Tour Track" is stylized in sentence case.
Sample credits
- "Recently" contains a sample of "Woppenheimer", written by Radric Davis and Tiquon Pryor, and performed by Gucci Mane.
References
- ^ a b c d Hyland, Samuel. "Photographic Memory: I look at her and light goes all through me Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
- ^ "I look at her and light goes all through me - Album by Photographic Memory". Apple Music. May 30, 2025. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
- ^ Hatfield, Amanda (May 6, 2025). "Photographic Memory teams up with Wisp on "Heartstyle"". Alternative Press. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
Notes
- ^ DeadAir Records initially referred to the album as Photographic Memory's debut studio album; however, the Pitchfork review refers to his 2021 self-titled project as a full-length LP, and DeadAir later referred to this album as his "DeadAir debut" rather than his overall debut.