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Tuesday, 15 September 2009

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Atmospheric folk tunes from Melbourne five-piece

Moody atmospheric indie-folk is the essence of The Orbweavers – you can almost tell before you hear a note, from the artsty-craftsy cardboard sleeve to a browse through the lyric booklet, where My Needle refers to “a matchbox full of needles for a gramophone player” instead of an explicit account of drug abuse (though the description of “medicine charms” points to a darker side as well). Throughout debut album Graphite & Diamonds, the group create shimmering music that is dark, but only in the sense that darkness can sometimes be comforting. There’s an intriguing detachment to Marita Dyson’s voice, like a more disembodied Hope Sandoval, as melancholic trumpet, sliding, twanging guitars and woody acoustic instrumentation combine to create an evocative album of ‘creepers’ – songs that slowly but surely wind their way into your consciousness. Take a 2am drive with the likes of Periods Of Light & Rock on the stereo and just try feeling like don’t you own the night!

MATT THROWER




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