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Huntsmen

Album Review: Huntsmen – The Dry Land

‘This, Our Gospel’ leads off HUNTSMEN’s third, swirling scales and surrounding sonics until the psychedelia the band has toyed with before is ushered into the forefront with chanted refrain and off-kilter meter. Then, sadly, not even three minutes in, we’re back in typical post-gaze-whatever-land, where we stay for the remainder of this 8+-minute opener. Sure, there are moments that pique the interest, but they’re brief and peripheral, a grasp too light to hold the attention; vital when you’re dealing with any style, but this one most especially. Digressionary from the start, ‘Cruelly Dawns’ repeats the pattern, an appealing vocal melody […]

HUNTSMEN RELEASE NEW EP, THE DYING PINES

On the eve of their European and UK The Carrion Tour dates, HUNTSMEN have today their new EP, The Dying Pines, via Prosthetic Records. The Dying Pines features two new original songs and a cover of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s ‘Carry On’, with the EP serving as the first glimpse of new material since the Chicago, IL band’s 2020 full length, Mandala Of Fear. The Dying Pines is available on digital, as well as cassette (limited to 100 copies worldwide) – available exclusively HERE LISTEN TO THE DYING PINES EP via Apple Music, Tidal, Deezer, Bandcamp and Spotify Speaking […]