Duncan Evans
Hometown: Leeds, U.K.
Album: Until Liars Fear You split with Wilderness Hymnal, out November 5 via Trepanation Records
It’s genuinely difficult to create meaningful art when you’re happy. I find when I’m in a good mental place, even writing these pithy, reference-laden pieces is a challenge. That’s probably why Duncan Evans’s latest split release with Wilderness Hymnal spoke to me so much. Both artists traffic in a sort of haunting post-punk/folk rock hybrid style that is both difficult to classify and easy to appreciate. Imagine the ethereal sounds Emma Ruth Rundle and Chelsea Wolfe harness, and you’re on the right track. Until Liars Fear You is a record that will speak to your soul, and while I wouldn’t call these tracks traditionally “catchy,” there are quite a few refrains I found myself humming days later. The record felt like the other half of a magnet that I needed to feel whole. Evans appreciates the sentiment and weighs in on his appreciation of darker art:
“I have been attracted to melancholy art for as long as I can remember. I generally feel that art with an unerringly ‘happy’ outlook avoids or even degrades the genuine human experience. That doesn’t mean that I think music should be all about negative emotions. Good music makes me feel elation, joy, and ultimately a sense of peace. It often tends to be ‘dark’ music that takes me there, though, whether that’s black metal or Leonard Cohen. It often feels more emotionally honest.”
Listen to the track “Three Tempers” here:
For more from Duncan Evans, find him on Facebook, Instagram, and his official website.
For more Wilderness Hymnal, find them on Facebook, Instagram, and their official website.
Photo courtesy of Duncan Evans and Wilderness Hymnal
