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The Lion's Roar
Wichita Recordings Ltd
a bewitching & jaw-dropping album from the nordic sisters, every arresting melody inhabited with a huge, wise spirit.
a wide-eyed maturity enchants their lyrics & the mighty arrangements (brought to fruition by bright eyes/jenny lewis producer mike mogis), but there is nothing precocious or forced in these delicately melancholic evocations of wide open country landscapes, smoky mountainous folk & the flight of their eerie nighttime ballads; kin to the fleet foxes in sheer beauty. recorded in nebraska with help from conor oberst, their vivid, romantic songwriting has little to match it. on ‘emmylou’, they sing “i’ll be your emmylou & i’’ll be your june, if you’ll be my gram & my johnny too” & they’re well worthy of the comparison. highly recommended for fans of alela diane’s classic ‘the pirate’s gospel’. “a remarkably mature work that mixes up surging psychedelia, roughshod country & fireside ballads” 4/5 – uncut.
Tracklist
- The Lion’s Roar
- Emmylou
- In The Hearts Of Men
- Blue
- This Old Routine
- To A Poet
- I Found A Way
- Dance To Another Tune
- New Year’s Eve
- King Of The World