"The timely title is no coincidence. This newcomer from Brighton equates November with deep-seated sadness, and his debut is a melancholic masterpiece that captures the confusion of a break-up. Spectral vocals set to strings, synth pop and sparse piano bring to mind James Blake and the Blue Nile. Golden, a wintry spine-chiller, and Xanax, a 1980's-indebted beauty, should be among the songs of the year."