the album i got from bob is Kiss the Anus of a Black Cat's Hewers of Wood and Drawers of Water
it's sounding good on 1st listen, need a rehearing before i can come up with a review
it's post-apocalyptical folk that sounds a bit like Nick Cave
edit - ok, have reheard it:-
Kiss the Anus of a Black Cat -
Hewers of Wood and Drawers of Water
This is a pretty stark, bleak minimalist post-apocalyptic folk album. It sounds almost beautiful overall, the melodies contained usually sound fragile and ethereal. The vocal melodies sound somewhat like Nick Cave's, though the backdrop is closer to Nick Drake's, even if there are distorted electric instruments here and there. I think the placement of notes and selection of chord progression are tasteful.
It gets really good when it hits a really sombre funereal mood, such as
Harrow, which is my favourite song here. The rest all range from good to quite good. My only problem with this album? Well, each song aren't more than two or three chords, so a single song sort of drones and gets repetitive after a while. When the singer's laying a sinister melody, it works. But when the melody is kinda "static", it sounds a bit dull.
7/10