Artist- Wildbirds & Peacedrums
Album- Rivers
Label- The Control Group
Genre- Experimental, choral, Swedish *yes, that ought to be its own genre
Swedish husband-and-wife duo compiles 2 EPs released earlier in the year into one disc. The first half of the album (Retina) uses the same Icelandic choir that recorded Bjork’s Medulla (aka her all vocals album from a few years back) to create weird, atmospheric goodness. Vocalist Mariam Wallentin has a fantastic haunting voice; her husband Andreas Werlin is a fierce percussionist and the force of his drumming is evident in the echoing reverb sound. The second EP, Iris (starting with track 6) is much warmer and more accessible- “The Wave” has a nice repeating marimba (or maybe it’s steel pan?) riff. Definitely more of an experimental album, but it’s worth the risk.
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