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Approved: The Mariner’s Children
By Andy Malt | Published on Thursday 11 March 2010
Too many cooks spoil the broth, so the saying goes. Therefore, I hope The Mariner’s Children never try to make soup together, because with a line-up featuring eleven people, it would probably taste awful. Thankfully, the same cannot be said of their music. Having so many on board helps to create a rich folk sound, filled with the sorts of emotive harmonies and jaunty strings that I have quite a soft spot for.
Their MySpace page is packed full of demos (well, six of them) that pitch them somewhere between Arcade Fire and Pentangle, though for short-memoried readers, let’s just say they’re a better version of Mumford & Sons. You can catch them supporting Peggy Sue at their album launch at The Garage in London at the end of the month, which is a pairing so perfect I might just fall on the floor and not be able to get up again for several minutes.
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