Style: Acoustic folk
Primary Emotions/Themes: The harvest has failed another year, we grow hungry and are forced to starve, there is no count to how many people have been lost
Thoughts: This was the Drudkh album that eluded me for years. I had heard everything before this, and everything after it for many years... but the acoustic album was never something I bothered to listen to. I was intrigued with the prospect of an all acoustic Drudkh album, but it either slipped my mind or I could never seem to find the CD when I was thinking about it.
I finally did pick it up for the first time in vinyl form a few years back. I didn't know what to expect, so I went in blind. I was pleasantly surprised by the collection of folky songs. The combination of guitar, flute, and traditional vocals were a pleasant surprise.
To be honest I was hoping that it would continue the incredible sorrow filled feeling that Blood in Our Wells had honed, but that's not quite what is in store here. This feels more like something people would play around a fire as they recall stories of years past. The sorrow is there, but the deep sense of mourning is not.
This is the type of album that I'll put on during a stormy night or a foggy morning. Something simple to compliment a time of reflection and contemplation. For that, this is a nearly perfect album.
Written August 9th 2024
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