Pennsylvania-based artist Yuri Gohen crafts a riveting folks entrancement on his new album, Who Killed Cock Robin? — exuding a basic, no-frills stylishness that represents Gohen’s love for conventional folks, and its lingering relevance within the trendy world. Gohen’s earlier initiatives spanned from psych-rock (Meddlesome Bells) to noise-rock (Shaper) and still-active Irish conventional group Oak, Ash, & Thorn. This solo endeavor succeeds absolutely within the folks realm, right here inside a warmly inviting folks manufacturing that gives satiating interpretations of conventional folks gems.
A compelling tackle the historic English-origin folks track and nursery rhyme, the album’s title monitor opens with a questioning intrigue. Pit-pattering percussion and frolicking acoustics complement vocal layers that embrace the rhyme’s construction — bearing accounts of eyewitnesses, from owls to fish, as Cock Robin’s loss of life is investigated. The following “Sowing on the Mountain” exudes a bluesy folks character as call-and-response ghostly vocals meld with twanging guitars, for an enthralling interpretation of Woody Guthrie basic.
One other spotlight, “Going House” infuses its titular drive alongside debonair harmonica, clap-laden rhythms, and twanging guitar delights. The next “So Lonesome” supplies a extra elegant dreaminess, as heartfelt vocals and trickling guitars mix — pondering the potential for mutual emotions. “I’m so removed from you at present,” the vocals lament, caressing and emotive. Who Killed Cock Robin? is a incredible, immersive folks success from Yuri Gohen.
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“Who Killed Cock Robin?” can also be featured within the genre-based, best-of Spotify compilation Rising Indie People.