spiderwebbed candelabras. In practice, it translates into sharp, visceral thrash with pummeling blast beats and harsh, stabbing riffery. The tag refers less to that sonic approach than to the band’s obsession with Celtic and Sumerian mythology, which results in lots of obscure allusions to magic and folklore in the spit-growl vocals of the trio’s longest-remaining member, drummer Proscriptor McGovern. (Yes, it’s also the kind of band whose members adopt monikers suitable for a Salem witch trial.)
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approach is pared down and deceptively direct, songs of yearning and loss set against stark guitar and melancholy cello (courtesy of Espers’ Helena Espvall). But the delicate prettiness of the opening tracks turns increasingly ominous and dark
—Shaun Brady Sun., Nov. 17, 8:30 p.m., $12, with Organ Donor and Plague Dogs, Boot & Saddle, 1131 S. Broad St., 267-6394528, bootandsaddlephilly.com.
[ folk/pop/rock ]
✚ SONDRA SUN-ODEON Part of the psych-folk quartet Silver Summit, Sondra SunOdeon casts a gauzy, dreamlike spell on her solo debut, the aptly-named Ætherea. Her
as the album progresses, introducing electric-guitar drones and churning drums, with Sun-Odeon’s voice echoing and distant in the sludgy tempest. —Shaun Brady Sun., Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m., $6-$8, with Fursaxa and Orion Rigel Dommisse, Highwire Gallery, 2040 Frankford Ave., museumfire.com/events2.
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