HORSEY

I suppose it's technically a compilation since some of the tracks were on a prior release, but it seems sort of strange that it's listed as such here anyway. So be it.

Starting off with a particularly strange cover of a classic acid folk song that wasn't exactly Sarah Plain and Tall to begin with, Comus' "Diana," Horsey right away appealed to me as a big fan of the aforementioned. Diana doesn't necessarily set the tone for the album, however, as the later tracks are perhaps less dirge and more folk. Although the first half of this album (originally from the split with Sol Invictus and Nurse With Wound entitled Horse/Lex Talionis/Lumb's Sister) is pretty engaging, well performed and whatnot, I find the second half even more to my tastes. Epic meandering and droning folkesque. Vocals sometimes spoken, sometimes chanted, but more often gently sang. The drums, when they show up, are pounding in a sort of galloping manner that I guess is fitting because that's what horses do. The bass is pretty loud and sort of reminds me of Swans. The background keys are slightly out of tune in a haunting and beautiful manner. Overall, an album very based on aesthetics. That's something that appeals largely to me, but maybe not to you.

I feel like this album is basically worth buying just for the album art, but the music is nice too.