Freak-Folk For Free: Shakey Graves


Roll the Bones is such a warm, delicious lo-fi creation. Please, (please, please) don't let all two allusions to death put you off. The guitar is comfortingly twangy, the voices warbly and earnest. Lyrics are curious, melodies delicately inviting. You'll notice a bit of country flavor that you don't find in Pacific Northwest folk-pop (Shakey Graves is from Texas), and a refreshing absence of synth (without sounding behind the times). Understand that if you aren't comfortable with the brazenly kooky "freak-folk" of Devendra Banhart or Animal Collective, Shakey Graves will still have you tapping your feet.


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