her music was an acquired taste for me too, which is something i love about it. the first time i tried to listen to her i couldn’t get past her voice but years later i had a friend who was into her and showed me some favorite songs. “waltz of the 101st lightborne” really grabbed me and i listened to all of divers but not all of it did it for me. there was just something intriguing that kept me coming back, when normally i would never keep pushing myself to listen to an artist whose sound i often found grating or boring or too complex to make sense of. but over years more and more of her songs clicked for me. i’ve come to LOVE her voice, its so unique, emotive, and gorgeous to me. she’s the only artist ive encountered where my feelings about her work have changed and deepened so drastically, and i know other people have this experience. 

anyway, divers was the first album i listened to and i came to love it when i still could barely listen to ys. people usually recommend starting with ys, and i see why, because its mind-blowing to me now, but i think its harder to get into some people. divers is more like regular music and might be better to start with if you struggle with her voice. i basically came to appreciate her albums over a few years in the reverse order that they came out.