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RVCA · 12-31-2010, 04:32 PM

I saw someone mention Wovenhand's newest release in the "Top Albums of 2010" thread so I checked them out. I'm very glad I did, he's (they're?) easily one of my new favorite artists.

Rateyourmusic calls it "gothic country", but to me that sounds like one of those stupid hipster genres that got fabricated solely to be used by music elitists. I'd loosely describe it as Folk with a dark sound and religious themes.

David Eugene Edwards has a fantastic voice that fits the music perfectly. It's heavy and foreboding, and it all sounds like one big ominous incantation. The instrumentation is never boring. One of my primary turn-offs with traditional folk is that, simply, the acoustic guitar gets tiresome rather quickly. Wovenhand is fond of "strong acoustic pickings, a gloomy backing wall of sound, and occasional solo parts of various instruments that really work."

12-31-2010, 04:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
RVCA （￣ー￣） Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3,270	Wovenhand I saw someone mention Wovenhand's newest release in the "Top Albums of 2010" thread so I checked them out. I'm very glad I did, he's (they're?) easily one of my new favorite artists. Rateyourmusic calls it "gothic country", but to me that sounds like one of those stupid hipster genres that got fabricated solely to be used by music elitists. I'd loosely describe it as Folk with a dark sound and religious themes. David Eugene Edwards has a fantastic voice that fits the music perfectly. It's heavy and foreboding, and it all sounds like one big ominous incantation. The instrumentation is never boring. One of my primary turn-offs with traditional folk is that, simply, the acoustic guitar gets tiresome rather quickly. Wovenhand is fond of "strong acoustic pickings, a gloomy backing wall of sound, and occasional solo parts of various instruments that really work."