Sin Fang Bous - Clangour
[Morr Music, 2008]

Sindri Mar Sigfusson is a guy from Iceland who has been known as Seabear. Now he’s wearing a new costume, named Sin Fang Bous. His MySpace page says “born to be mild, baby.” And it’s really a very mild transition from a typically Morr tenderness of Seabear - to somewhat Animal-Collective-like experiments with folk/meta-folk space. There’s no wilderness that’s typical for these guys, though. Sin Fang Bous provides you with a fresh broth of hypnotic herbs, a true delight.

If somewhere inside the album you find yourself in the pastures of heaven, don’t be surprised, various states of euphoria are to be expected. The opening track, and one of the brightest stars of the album, is called Advent in Ives Garden. Here the doors to this jungle of mellow sounds is opened. Soft vocals disappearing inside the guitars, percussion, and various electronic clicks. Another bright moment on the album is Catch The Light, where you can almost catch rays of sunlight between guitar strings, keyboard chords and indefinitely folk-like tunes. It is a folk album, though not an easily categorized one. Experiments with the starting point in folk, I’d say. I’ll leave the rest of the album (the total of 12 tracks) to your listening. A really nice one.

Advent in Ives Garden

Read & Listen:
Sin Fang Bous on Myspace
Seabear on Myspace
Advent in the Ives Garden mp3
Catch the Light

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