David Lance Callahan

David Lance Callahan's artistry is now in its third distinct iteration, after The Wolfhounds (exponents par excellence of the C86 sound) and Moonshake (who, with a small set of peers, pushed alchemical post-punks innovation into a sound whose influence seeped into genres far beyond 'rock').

Where next? Down To The Marshes partially relies, as did the two volumes of English Primitive which preceded it, on strands of vaguely arcane British Isles folk music.

Still, the album's subjects, tone and references are almost entirely modern; the presence of Indian modalities, for example, seems to dutifully acknowledge the country's post-war multi-cultural make-up . . . in case you've forgotten that this is modern music made with an eye to the future, whatever that may bring.

David will be previewing the album here.