Album Review Apple Rabbits- Kilburn State.

            

Earlier this year saw the release of  the second Apple Rabbits LP Kilburn State, a 12 track collection that plays out like the soundtrack to an imaginary dark suspense film with a surreal storyline.

Jay Fisher's music certainly doesn't fit easily into a particularly defined category, however that is precisely one of its finer qualities.Heavily experimental; this slow burner congers up several feelings with each listen and grows more and more intense as it draws you into its atmospheric web.

'I Could Not Care Less' is a solid stand out single from this extraordinary album...

            

Brimming with immense creativity Kilburn State is one of those records that will have you searching for the play button again after hearing it throughout. A record that could otherwise slip under the radar for its modesty, it deserves high praise for its sheer uniqueness. Certainly it is one of my favourite albums so far this year, a slow grower that reaches far and beyond.

It is available now for download through Kilburn State Records.

 

      

Apple Rabbits

This is a record you will want to have in your collection. Jay Fisher aka Apple Rabbits latest 12 track release is called King Of Anglia and is a wondrous affair indeed. You will find it on the independent Kilburn State label.  Fisher is a native of London and has been recording through many different projects since 1994, creating music that doesn't sit easily into particular genres due to its blatant expansiveness.

Having once supported John Martyn on tour during the 1990's, English folk music is certainly an influence in Fisher's work but there is a much more complex mix of sounds running through his songs. Experimental electronica runs deep on tracks like 'Wrong Again' and 'One rolls Over' reminiscent of  recent synthesising work by bands like Radiohead for instance. However the album overall never fully abandons its folk rock roots.

This is the opening track called 'Sing To Me', Americana UK magazine recently described this song as... 'like stumbling across a rare orchid in a meadow', quite an apt observation in my opinion.

'King Of Anglia' is as satisfying as it is complex, surreal as it is adventurous but overall it is altogether ambitious. For those of you who enjoy discovering new music that pushes the boundaries I cannot  recommend this album enough.