Windian (2014)
Talk about a supergroup. The Grave Walks is Jacob Turnbloom from Mrs. Magician and Dan Sartain. You'd be harder pressed to find 2 people who have been making better records as of late. Dan has been a perennial favorite of mine for years and Mrs. Magician released my favorite record of probably the last decade. Teaming them together is probably going to lead to some magic.
If you thought that, you'd be right. The A-side "She's A Suicide" steers closer to the Mrs. Magician side of the spectrum. Dan take vocals over a lightly distorted, surf-y guitar riff. The tempo is probably a little bit slower than most Mrs. Magician songs, but the song has a haunting melody that is just fantastic. Dan Sartain's vocals truly elevate this song.
B-side "Teresa, I Love You" could be categorized as being similar in style to previous Dan Sartain songs. Particularly I'm reminded of "Marfa Lights" off his last album Dudesblood. It's a slow somber song with Dan crooning over acoustic guitar and very light percussion accompaniment. Very few people can pull off this style of music better than Dan Sartain and again, it's his vocals that make this song something special.
The odds of me not liking a project put together by two of my very favorite musicians were slim to begin with. The Grave Walks is every bit as good as you'd want it to be. I just hope this isn't a one off; I wand to hear more from these guys in the future.
The Grave Walks - "She's A Suicide":
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