The New Eves—the Brighton-based quartet of Nina Winder-Lind, Kate Mager, Ella Oona Russell, and Violet Farrer—craft a rousing brew of post-punk, drone-folk, and avant-choral psych that evokes The Raincoats, Nico, Television, and Horses-era Patti Smith in equal measure, offering one of the more exciting new sounds we’ve heard this year.
The group appears to only have four tracks under their belt; their recently released single “Astrolabe” following last year’s “Original Sin” b/w “Mother” and their epic, seven-plus-minute 2022 maiden voyage, “Vallåt,” but, with their feral and frenetic collision of cello, violin, flute, guitar, drums, and haunting, harmonizing chants, they’ve quietly carved out a corner of the musical sphere that feels entirely their own.
Per their Instagram, the band’s live show also appears to be a force to be reckoned with—descending on clubs and house shows alike with an energy that seems to land somewhere in between a floating Picnic at Hanging Rock-esque séance and a combustible Out of the Blue-like defiance. Exuding a conviction in their own sound that declares itself with an immediacy and urgency, The New Eves manage to retain an irresistible mystique while fully commanding your attention. We can’t wait to hear what they do next. | c depasquale
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