Do you like Fairport Convention? Rowland S. Howard? Windhand? Grouper? Chelsea Wolfe? If you said yes to any one of these, there’s a chance you’ll like this record. Hell, if you hate all but one of them you still ought to give it a listen.
Released in 2013, Wind Burial’s debut EP blends dark Spaghetti Western and kaleidoscopic Folk Rock melodies, a sonic foundation that singer Kat Terran blankets with haunting vocals. To put it in grossly oversimplified terms, Wind Burial is a gothic Surrealistic Pillow with a ghostly Grace Slick-informed vocal performance. I liken it to American Regionalism– trippy, earthy, and a tad morose.
Depending on how you feel about any of those terms this could come across as a scathing dismissal, but let me assure you it is anything but.
Much like Grouper’s Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill, Wind Burial provides a delightfully dark work whose potential fan base easily surpasses any one sect of music fans.
Closing track ‘Downstream’ is one of my favorite songs of all time. And while I would stress that it isn’t representative of the rest of the album, if you were to only listen to one track from Wind Burial it should be this.
For fans of: Chelsea Wolfe, Grouper, The Birthday Party
Like Wind Burial? Give these a listen: Friends of Dean Martinez, Luna Honey, These Immortal Souls
The Resident Sound 