The taut, haunting fifth studio album from, folk singer-songwriter, Anais Mitchell is tough to get out of your ears once you hear it. The restless grace in her achy vocals twisting through the title track, with devilishly dark lyrics setting the stage for the rest of the album, the delightfully splotchy harmonies and drizzled guitar of "Dyin Day", and casually captivating vibe of "Ships" make this the kind of album that sends you instantly searching for her previous work to catch up on what you have been missing. There is a warped beauty to the alluring blend of vocals and snarling fiddle creaking through lightly strummed acoustic guitar on the opening "Wilderland" that envelops you whole. Mitchell's latest wins your heart with folk as pretty as it is stark.
Seek: "Young Man In America", "Dyin Day", "You Are Forgiven"
For fans of: Kathleen Edwards
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