True Norwegian Blackgrass (Svart Records) is the new album from the enigmatic Twin Serpent, based in Trondheim, Norway. As the record’s name suggests, their music is something of a genre-bending fusion of Country Music and Black Metal. They also throw the influence of Punk rock into the mix for good measure. Continue reading
Crippled Black Phoenix have been around since 2004 and have existed with many different lineups, all centred around songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Justin Greaves. Sceaduhelm (Season of Mist) is their 13th full-length album, arriving four years after 2022’s Banefyre. Continue reading
Claire Dickson is a Berlin-based singer, composer, and producer. She returns with her third full-length album, Balance (New Amsterdam Records). The record was written and produced over three years using a process that Dickson calls “emergent songwriting”, whereby the songs were allowed to grow organically through improvisation. The seven songs here also feature guest appearances from Brooklyn-based musicians, including Lex Korten, Lesley Mok, Zoh Amba, Cleek Schrey, Kitba, Maya Keren, and Jon Starks. Continue reading