Father Murphy – …and he told us to turn to the sun. – Aagoo Records

If you were expecting an 80's show starring Merlin Olsen, this ain' it.

Hah! This is odd….and well done too. Three or so bandmates from Italy doing some minimal acoustic stuff here. Mostly vocals and guitar with snippets of other sounds and organ work. It’s angular and shadow-y and a bit dire at times…like a dark, low-fi soundtrack to a modern take on The Good, The Bad and the Ugly…with a zombie.

Simple, cathedral-like chant harmonies add to the creepy vibe of the vocals (the track “Go Sinister”). “Hide Yourself In The Woods” is a funeral procession led by Nick Cave through the streets of a Sergio Leone/David Lynch short film. All round? If it were a canned pasta meal it would be a tasty bowl of Berthold Brechts’ Spaghetti Western-Styled Dirge-ee-Oh’s.

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