Staff Reviews

Woman's Hour - Conversations

Review by Robert Leedham

A debut album to cherish and a testament to the power of the pause.»

Buy now from:

Woman's Hour, a four-piece band originating from the Lakes cut a gray-scale rainbow of rich and delicate undulations, playing off layers of synth and percussion against chiming guitars and heart-in-mouth basslines. The band's unique aesthetic is built around Fiona Jane, who weaves a textural northwestern vocal delivery and physicality into softly slanted lyrical dances of emotional extremes around her talented bandmates William Burgess (guitar), Nicolas Graves (bass) and Josh Hunnisett (keyboards). The result is also one that finds cohesion in conflict and unity, supported (and transformed) by a stunning approach to performance. Think of any Wordsworth poem, and then ponder the paradox of being upliftingly depressed - but also the dichotomy that exists within their music, which pairs Kraftwerk's analogue-style electronics with Fleetwood Mac's fluid song structures.
description from www.roughtrade.com