Ok here is one for you to watch…Hyacinth House.
I caught these guys at the recent End of the Road Festival at Larmer Tree Gardens - they played it the very cute Bimble Inn (what a wicked name) on Sunday afternoon.
They came on stage amidst a swirl of stirring strings and a front man with charisma straight from the Bob Dylan School of charm with a Scandinavian lilt. From what I can gather his brother plays guitar, banjo and harmonica and they all hail from Sweden. It was a bit tricky to find out more about them but hey that doesn’t matter anyway as it’s the music you’ll dig.
Ok so to explain its like Dylan but more European, even I think sounding quite ‘English’ in places. It reminded me of a freezing cold walk on the beach in December with the sand whipping against your legs and the spray from the sea stinging your eyes. Searingly beautiful country, psychedelic, folksy music with a very rich sound – the bass player and drummer are gems and bolster what could be heard by some as a wishy washy sound. The addition of strings on most tracks takes the whole thing to another level – almost ecclesiastical.
Beautiful, beautiful music…go download the album now and look out for live performances this band are really something special.
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