7/10

Samia’s journey has never been about standing still, and with 'Bloodless', she once again refuses to tread familiar ground. Following the introspective tenderness of 'Honey' and the emotional rawness of 'The Baby', Samia now pulls back the veil even further, delivering a record that’s both fiercely intellectual and deeply vulnerable.

Teaming up again with trusted collaborators Caleb Wright and Jake Luppen, Samia trades the warm haze of her Nashville years for something colder and sharper, perhaps a reflection of her new life in Minneapolis. The soundscape they’ve crafted is intricate without feeling overworked: melodies stretch and crack like thin ice, while Samia’s voice drifts between resilience and fragility, sometimes within a single breath.

Lyrically,' Bloodless' is her most daring work yet. Sometimes biting, sometimes almost unbearably tender. Songs like 'North Poles', influenced by her close friend and artistic peer Raffaella, shimmer with quiet devastation. Others pulse with a slow, mounting tension, as if documenting the internal tug-of-war between learned survival tactics and genuine selfhood.

With 'Bloodless', Samia not only cements her place as one of the most compelling voices of her generation, she also reminds us that sometimes, survival itself is an act of rebellion. This is an album for anyone who has ever tried to disappear, only to find themselves stubbornly, beautifully still standing.