HUSH ARBORS

By BRENT T. INGRAM

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GENRE | INSPIRATIONAL FUCKED FOLK

VERDICT | INTRANSITIVE ENTRANCE

RELEASE | 10.21.08

LABEL | ECSTATIC PEACE

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After more than 10 years in the wyrd underground, the wide-eyed psych-folk of Keith Wood finally gets a full-scale release on Thurston Moore's Ecstatic Peace. Moore's imprint was recently picked up by the huge Universal syndicate, which means Hush Arbors can be found in the Best Buy in Scranton, Pa. ... which is a good thing. Like Antony and the Johnsons, Hush Arbors makes music just this side of fucked up, and if it found its way into a talented youngster's backpack, it could help change the world. "Rue Hollow" sounds like the wounded ghost of Johnny Cash. Five songs in, the haunting dirge "Bless You" keeps me looking over my shoulder as Wood's strange falsetto chants the title over and over. His co-conspirator, Leon Dufficy, adds just the right touch of strange instrumental accompaniment and mystery. As Wood and friends continue, here's hoping Hush Arbors can inspire more weirdness.