The Breath – Carry Your Kin (Real World Records, 2016)
Carry Your Kin deliver a form of ethereal folk where we find a combination of folk-style lyrics with dreamy electronic effects and pop hooks.
The Breath’s guitarist Stuart McCallum provides the ambience throughout the album with his processed electric guitar that generates lush, cinematic loops and soundscapes (he’s the former guitarist of The Cinematic Orchestra) and effects. Another key element is Irish singer-songwriter Rioghnach Connolly who drifts from dreamy, whispered vocals to passionate soulful songs.
Although there is a connection to Irish folk music in the lyrics and vocals, you won’t find any traditional musical instruments. Rioghnach Connolly sings about birth, death, women’s rights, first love, motherhood, the loss of life at sea, and post-colonial injustices.
The lineup on Carry Your Kin includes Rioghnach Connolly on vocals; Stuart McCallum on guitars; John Ellis on piano; Robin Mullarkey on bass; and Luke Flowers on drums.
Carry Your Kin presents the absorbing sound of Manchester band The Breath, who provide beautifully crafted atmospheric folk songs.
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Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
