14 Feb 2011 — Henning Lahmann
Portland, Maine's
Jakob Battick & Friends finally return with their very unique take on contemporary folk music, once again turning classic tropes of 20th century Americana into haunted and eerie pieces of forward-looking yet history-informed "nightmarefolk". On March 11, the group will drop their new EP
Bloodworm Songs, a collection of reworked and reinterpreted Battick songs as well as two entirely new ones, one of those being
Three Orphans, a slowly meandering composition driven by a lonely acoustic guitar line and beautiful male/female vocalizing. This piece instantly puts the listener into a comfortable state of dread in view of the inconnu, evoking an overwhelming maelstrom of dark sensations. The accompanying video is aptly underlining the song's tone, a monochromatic stream of hidden memories and suppressed fears.
Jakob Battick & Friends - Three Orphans
