Wytch Hazel - V: Lamentations - LP COLORED

Lancastrian rock apostles Wytch Hazel have been building their citadel since 2011, when debut single Surrender introduced this boldly wholesome new voice to the British metal underground. Since then the quartet have continually underscored and bolstered a signature sound rooted in heroic days of yore, but finessed to an elegant apex by long-time producer Ed Turner. That sonic alchemy coalesces all over V: Lamentations, bubbling with even more febrile creativity than previous masterworks Prelude, II: Sojourn, III: Pentecost and IV: Sacrament. The latter, bizarrely, reached number seven on the UK ‘Christian & Gospel’ chart, due to a mis-classification at the UKCC, despite selling enough to clinch the number one rock album spot.
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WOVEN
A shining example of Wytch Hazel’s singular songcraft, Woven radiates a wholesome rustic charm tempered with pensive melancholy, its scrupulous simplicity belying its ability to continue blossoming with every spin.

“On this one in particular you can hear us locking in and playing off each other in the room” says Colin of this crafty galloping singalong; “I really wanted to write a Heavy Rock song about sensitivity / gentleness which you don’t hear too much of really, there’s this section where it goes quiet after the lyrics “be sensitive” then a big guitar solo comes in where I try my best to shred and let it all loose”. This heavenly lead, initially improvised, then had to be slowed down and meticulously relearnt.