Excellent, evocatively fluid follow-up to 2019’s A State of Flow by the Bristol band of Pete Cunningham and co whose intelligent mix of harp, saxophone, upright bass, vocals, percussion and more create a mesmeric mix of electronica, folk and jazz. Standouts include the slow but surefooted crackly build of Feather, the beats and whoops of Wax Werk, the phrenetic shuffle of Soma Centre, Empty Hands and its dark echoes of Massive Attack, Empty Hands, Looking Glass and the ghostly The Gift. Alongside guests from Bristol – Stanlæy and Tiny Chapter – they use their many influences, Massive Attack, but also Jon Hopkins and Bon Iver (see Morning Chorus) in a throughly invigorating and original way. Another breath of fresh air. Out on Severn Songs.
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