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People were happily surprised by BLH’s debut, simply because they couldn’t have imagined that Anaïs Mitchell, Eric D. Johnson (Fruit Bats) and precious sideman Josh Kaufman (The National, Josh Ritter) would form a band. The trio reinterpreted old to ancient folk songs as US indie folk, but now wrote their own songs for this second album.
Again, the question is how to do it: turn an old feeling into a new one. BLH find melodies with patina and sing of eternal feelings that have not been softened by modern self-indulgence. It’s wonderfully soulful and now a little grittier songwriter folk with a sunny smooth feel reminiscent of Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes etc. It’s a gold record.
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