Gentle Chaparone

 

When I recently tidied up my digital mailbox again, I came across a band I had never heard of before. Jesse Sykes And The Sweet Hereafter have been making music since the beginning of this century and are about to release their fifth album. Their music is a mixture of folk and Americana with a slightly psychedelic touch.  A plucked electric guitar opens the song and Sykes' voice joins in with various string instruments, before the guitars start wailing towards the end. It's an atmospheric song that has stayed with me – certainly also in connection with the video.