Since forming in Brighton in 2008, Esben and the Witch have forged a sound that springs forth from minds soaked in influences far from any standard set of musical touchstones. The trio eschews the everyday for inspiration drawn from sources weird and wonderful — nature and literature, art and science, history and the unknown – as well as the occasional Scott Walker and PJ Harvey record.
Violet Cries is an uncompromising and starkly beautiful record. The rewards over the ten tracks are plentiful, but with the band veering away from instant gratification and choosing to challenge and unsettle the listener instead, it’s clear they are a band with an agenda; “the one thing we felt we had to maintain in this process was that it had to be new, it had to be something we felt had not been explored previously,” read a band statement to fans when announcing its release. Violet Cries confirms what their early adopters already know, Esben and the Witch are heading up a raft of new bands who are not only lurking in the shadows, they’re flourishing there.
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