Music / folk

Cracks in the room


Reviews (3)


The guardian

d. 6. Apr. 2017

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Robin Denselow

d. 6. Apr. 2017

"The folk scene is a home for experimentation as well as revivalism, and Twelfth Day create an acoustic, genre-blending style that is both edgy and inventive. Catriona Price is a singer and fiddler from Orkney, while Esther Swift is a singer and harpist from the Scottish borders. Classically trained, they call themselves a "two-person quartet", and are helped here by Chris Wood, making his debut as a producer, with Tom Waits' sound engineer Oz Fritz creating sparse but subtle soundscapes ... A bold, intriguing set".


Folk radio UK

d. 7. Apr. 2017

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Neil McFadyen

d. 7. Apr. 2017

"Twelfth day, though, are neither predominantly instrumental nor vocal - and their extensive skills in both departments never seem to vie for position in the arrangements, with those show-stopping harmonies merging perfectly with instrumental performances full of depth and colour. The third aspect of the duo's seemingly boundless creativity, though, is the lyrical content of Cracks in the Room ...".


fRoots

2017 April

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Steve Hunt

2017 April

"By turns playful, provocative and powerful, the songs here reveal influences as disparate as post-punk and Kurt Weill alongside their familiar classical and traditional roots (showcased to blissful effect on the instrumentals "False Electric" and "Another Phase In History") ... Produced by Chris Wood, "Cracks In The Room" is a boldly brilliant record, suffused with dark humour and wildly inventive musicianship".