Maxine Funke — River Said (Vinyl) Format:Vinyl LP Suicide Pact

Suicide Pact

while their post 2004 reunion has seen them alchemize more sophisticated dark arts - a return which has them add another three UK Top 10 albums to the three they achieved on their first run

not as eccentric as their first three records

Their music is not explicitly political

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Maxine Funke — River Said (Vinyl) Format:Vinyl LP Suicide PactThe new album, River Said, by Maxine Funke divides into two halves the first side a perfect suite of the kind of beautifully constructed songs that the New Zealand based artist has become known for, acutely observed vignettes framing her voice with a minimal backing of guitar and organ. The second side takes off on a different flight entirely: two dreamy long form pieces built on a framework of cello, field recordings and delay. Peer beyond the lo fi