McNeil Johnwood – Scarecrow

And we didn’t need to wait long to experience another side of this most enigmatic artist, ‘Scarecrow’ showing us a darker dimension and something that is fulsome of creeping malevolence but in a way that won’t have us double bolting the door. There is a visceral quality to proceedings, ideal fare for a soundtrack to a tense TV drama and no sumptuous banjo is going to change that. At times I was reminded of Midlake, especially in the vocal turns but where ‘Scarecrow’ stands apart is in the big opus of a production. So impressive that it becomes something for students of music to pull apart such is the richness of the arrangement. Just too much going on to take in on a single listen and my instinct tells me that the real reveal will only come several sessions in. A modern day polemic with all the trimmings. KH

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McNeil Johnwood – Scarecrow

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