Lions Fires And Squares is an exciting aural adventure through a sonic landscape that is as futuristic as it is roots based. Malachi-s lead vocals are as intimate as being seated next to a good friend at small dinner party and through her background vocals she paints with a series of incredibly vibrant musical colors. The spoken and the sung lyric exist here as equals; neither incarnation is an afterthought they are truly equal parts of the whole. What I enjoy are the different musical textures presented here and the confidence in which the uniqueness of the sound is presented. In a word, refreshing.