Stranger Still: “I, Icarus”

Toronto’s Stranger Still is wyrd folke wandering in poetic landscapes. Pete Johnston has composed a slate of sounds to score the poetry of Canadian poet Alden Nowlan (1933-1983). Canadian! Don’t forget! (Stranger Still acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts…)

The acoustic balladry is beautiful, but most striking are the soaring vocal harmonies rising up the plucked strings and organ. Shades of Quilt, Dead Gowns, and Nighttime.

Don’t let the spare and restrained track “I, Icarus” streaming on Bandcamp fool you – Stranger Still goes for big lush orchestral sounds elsewhere on the album The Songs Which Are.

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