Gwenno
le kov
Heavenly
Written entirely in Cornish, this album an exploration of the collective subconscious, the myths and drolls of Cornwall, and the survival of Britain’s lesser known Brythonic language – explored via sumptuous electronic indie pop a la broadcast, cate le bon, and death and vanilla.
As one of the language’s few fluent speakers, Gwenno felt a duty to make her second album entirely in Cornish, to create a document of a living language and explore her identity. Yet ‘Le Kov’ isn’t really a concept album, and you don’t need the translation sheet to appreciate the gorgeous, sea-warped psychedelia that Gwenno has created. It’s a step up from her debut album, featuring forlorn piano, crisp drums, and searching synth lines that seem to reach across the horizon. “Whatever language it's in, Le Kov casts a lovely musical spell” 8/10 – q, “Here, Saunders marks out her own terrain, seeing how far she can go forward, and how far back” 8/10 - mojo
Tracklist
- Hi a Skoellyas Liv a Dhagrow
- Tir Ha Mor
- Herdhya
- Eus Keus?
- Jynn-amontya
- Den Heb Taves
- Daromres y'n Howl
- Aremorika
- Hunros
- Koweth Ker