by Oliver Heffron 

“In the echo chamber of pop’s polished perfection, Syd Taylor has made a decidedly imperfect, deeply personal noise. With After the Fact—her debut, self-produced solo album, out today—the Detroit-born, Los Angeles-based artist introduces herself on her own terms: just Syd, a guitar, an open heart, and a belief that imperfection is its own kind of clarity…”