{"product_id":"crumbling-ghost-four","title":"Crumbling Ghost 'Four'","description":"\u003cp\u003eCrumbling Ghost are not newcomers. They've been operating for some time, releasing records sporadically, Four' is in fact their fourth release.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlong the way they've accumulated a fervent coterie of followers, not to mention the occasional nod of approval from tastemakers such as Stuart Maconie, Stewart Lee and Tom Ravenscroft. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd though they've appeared at Roadburn, shared stages with Hawkwind and even Damo Suzuki, they remain (possibly by design) curiously under the radar. That might change with the quite wonderful 'Four'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe group's core idea is deceptively simple: traditional folk material refracted through the haze and heft of heavy, fuzzy stoner rock with a \u003cbr\u003echunk of psyche and a smattering of doom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFairport Convention with fuzz. Trees with heft. A pastoral Sonic Youth. Musically, it's a combination that really does work, and it's delivered in some style too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFolk and metal\/heavy rock do have a connection of course, just look at Green Lung and their 'folk horror' infused musical universe, but Crumbling Ghost are a very different beast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Four' amply and beautifully demonstrates that when it comes to 'folk horror' there's nothing quite as horrible as folk ... Here, the horror such as it is, and it must be said, the moments of light, comes not from theatrics, but from the songs themselves – which, after all, is where it's always lived.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVinyl Tracklisting:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Bows of London\u003cbr\u003e2. Bill Norrie\u003cbr\u003e3. Valtz Efter Tor Lohne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Lovely Joan\u003cbr\u003e2. Gower Wassail\u003cbr\u003e3. Last of all Sleep\u003cbr\u003e4. The Unquiet Grave\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCD Tracklisting:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Bows of London\u003cbr\u003e2. Bill Norrie\u003cbr\u003e3. Valtz Efter Tor Lohne\u003cbr\u003e4. Lovely Joan\u003cbr\u003e5. Gower Wassail\u003cbr\u003e6. Last of all Sleep\u003cbr\u003e7. The Unquiet Grave\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Heavy Sounds","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP - Red\/White Marble","offer_id":57317528961401,"sku":"NHSLP057C","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":57317530173817,"sku":"NHSCD057","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0238\/8053\/files\/bandcamp_vinyl_12in_template.jpg?v=1779447193","url":"https:\/\/cargorecordsdirect.co.uk\/products\/crumbling-ghost-four","provider":"Cargo Independent Distribution","version":"1.0","type":"link"}