A few cracking new albums this week...
Grails - Chalice Hymnal. A superb follow up to Deep Politics... even including tracks called Deeper Politics and Deep Snow II.
Six Organs of Admittance - Burning the Threshold. Beautiful album. Chasny's mainly on acoustic guitar here, the electric is used sparingly. Lovely lyrics, great contributions from various guest musicians (Corsano on drums for example), beautifully paced and balanced.
Kleefstra-Bakker-Kleefstra - Dize. New album and final part of a trilogy of releases since November. Improvised ambient drone (two guitars and effects) plus the incredible Frisian poetry of Jan Kleefstra. Beautiful, peaceful, timeless music.
Piiptsjilling - Moarntides. Got this as a pre-order bundle with the K-B-K album above. It's the Kleefstra brothers with Rutger Zuyderwelt (Machinefabriek) adding electronics and field recordings to the ambient drone.
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