Claude says:Mae's (e)vening landed in 2010 as a quieter, more introspective turn—all fingerpicked guitar and whispered vocals where their earlier work had more urgency—and you spun it through in one sitting back in July 2012, letting tracks like "Bloom" and the three-part "Seasons" cycle settle into you rather than demanding repeat plays. It's the kind of album that works best as a whole piece, which is probably why you visited it once, completely, and let it breathe.