Crawling out of Baltimore like a psychedelic slug, Arboretum play the modal chord progressions you’d find on Seventies British folk rock albums, and douse them in cyclical strangulated lead guitar noise, a stoner metal band gone native at Cropredy.
David Heumann’s yearning vocals lie back in the mix, like a man straining to see something from the shore, and the band navigates a cover of Jimmy Webb’s The Highwayman, dignity intact.
There’s been folk rock before, but never folk-rawk, and as the flaxen fug of The Gathering achieves maximum penetration, one wonders why this particular hybrid has taken so long to bloom, because it’s beautiful.
Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Idrie, Youtube
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Bosco239, youtube
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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FBC, finalgear.com
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Stuart, Chortle
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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World Without End, Twitter
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Brighton Argus
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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John Robins, Comedian
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com