Lanterns on the Lake - Spook The HerdIt's strange not to mention fundamentally disconcerting to live through turbulent times. Yet as many feel like the world is slipping out of control, artists are enlivened as they seek to make sense of the shifting sands. Hazel Wilde of Lanterns on the Lake is now a songwriter necessarily emboldened. On Spook the Herd, the band's fourth record, her voice and preoccupations rise to the fore like never before. In tandem, the band break new ground on a

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laid bare by a moving parlé-chanté style

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it develops into a series of separate episodes which nevertheless form a rich whole

the album ranges from Renaissance works by Osiander

as well as by a contrapuntal mastery that arises from his love of early music

While the syntax and mood certainly echo Brahms

Their musical tradition is closely liked with the self-cultivation of literati and scholars

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along with rare gems by Curtis Gordon (his torrid 'Draggin' appears without the usual startling reverb effects)