The Unthanks in Winter
Global/Folk Sun 22 Dec 2024, 7:30pm The HaymarketWhen December draws near, The Unthanks will release and tour In Winter – a double-album, dream-like winter fantasia, embracing both the dark and the light in the most ritualistic of seasons.
Using the traditional music of the North East of England as a starting point, the influence of Miles Davis, Steve Reich, Sufjan Stevens, Robert Wyatt, Antony & The Johnsons, King Crimson, and Tom Waits makes The Unthanks a distinctive band, earning them a Mercury Music Prize nomination and international praise along the way.
Reviews
It hits you in your soul rather than your head. I love themAdrian Edmondson
They run from the very root of folk music to the very tip of the branchElvis Costello
The Unthanks are capable of such beauty that sometimes I can hardly bear to listen to themMartin Freeman