Another Form of Relief

Is it a mere coincidence that I’m writing about The Eighteenth Day Of May on, well, the eighteenth day of may? No, not really. I was actually sad enough to hold off posting about this for a few days just so I could put it up today. Not sure what difference it makes, but it amused me nonetheless.

The Eighteenth Day Of May are a “neo-folk” band from London. I’m not quite sure what neo-folk is. I assume it’s the way that folk music is being put across to the kids these days, but if it works, I’m not going to argue. The cite a number of traditional folk influences, none of which mean a great deal to me as I’m not particularly familiar with the scene. I like their sound a lot though, all twangy guitars and world weary vocals.

MP3 The Eighteenth Day Of May - Hide & Seek (expired)

Their latest (self-titled) album was released back in October in the UK, and was released in the US last week, seemingly already building a good critical buzz around it. You can get a lot more songs from The Eighteenth Day Of May on their website. Be sure to say hi to them on their Myspace while you are at it.

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