@ – “Bird”
@ have quietly become one of those acts that makes you reassess what folk music can actually do in 2024, and "Bird" is exactly why we've had our eye on them. There's something genuinely unsettling about how they manage to be both skeletal and hypnotic at the same time. It's the kind of song that lingers in your head for days, which is precisely what the best folk should do. With Autosmile landing next month, this Philly outfit feels like they're building toward something rather special, and if you've been sleeping on them, now's the time to catch up before everyone else does.
From Stereogum: We're only a month away from @'s new album Autosmile. The Philly hyperfolk duo wowed us with the early singles, and #3 is splendid too. "Bird," out today, is the kind of folk song that can rearrange your brain. It's sparse yet intricate, leveling out into gorgeous simplicity at just the right times and never giving up its inherent eeriness. "I'm at the mercy of God," Stone Filipczak intones. The p…
