On the Record: Abigail Lapell Sings Her Way to Motherhood, plus a Rockabilly Anthology

Sometimes a whisper can pack more punch than a shout. Witness, for example, the music of Nick Drake—or the similarly understated folk recordings of Abigail Lapell, whose atmospheric work might also occasionally remind you of Pentangle, Fairport Convention, or early Donovan.

The Toronto-based singer, whose acclaimed prior LPs include Great Survivor (2011), Hide nor Hair (2017), Getaway (2018), Stolen Time (2022), and Anniversary (2024), has previously written about subjects ranging from Donald Trump, to destructive relationships, to nature and death. Now, on the new Shadow Child, she turns entirely inward for a soft-spoken standout about her journey to …