JESSE SYKES & THE SWEET HEREAFTER - Marble Son on sale

JESSE SYKES & THE SWEET HEREAFTER - Marble Son
Though oft saddled with the 'alt-country' tag, of late, Sykes and Co. have moved into slightly heavier and darker territories. Marble Son, their self-produced fourth album, exemplifies a band at their creative pinnacle heavier and more complex than previous records; the music resonates among the parallel worlds of the avant-garde and the timeless. Sykes voice and sometimes-mystical leanings (the former described aptly by Magnet as 'sounding less like a performer and more like a sage') and her band s incomparable musical rapport, culminate in what the New York Times has described as 'spellbound music, rapt in fatalism and sorrow.' Sykes trademark thematic darkness and acclaimed songwriting have never been more present; yet Marble Son speaks of evolution, which Sykes describes as, 'a sonic mirror of the most chaotic, turbulent times of our lives, where beauty triumphed, and the tears that spilled became this record.'