Tusmørke - Hestehoven

 

 

Tusmørke - Hestehoven
Karisma – 2023
Rock, Folk, Psych, Prog, Seventies
Rated: ****

We cannot ever do the freakiness and weirdness of Tusmørke justice when scribbling something about their new Hestehoven album. That seventies pastoral touch, that violin, that flute, the way they capture so much light and air with their twelfth album in eleven years, amazing. And they know they’re freaky, and they like it a lot. Infusing pop song melodies into their psychedelic and progressive folk rock proves just that. I don’t think many bands would use the Lambada in the title song of their new record, but Tusmørke does whatever the hell they want. Cause they don’t stop there and take a trek through many musical and movie theme songs, so it seems. It almost becomes a sport to spot them all. And I doubt I managed to catch every one of them. Gotta catch them all! And all that lightness of poppiness treats you to stories, mostly in Norwegian about local myths, stargazing and their love of clouds. Love of clouds? Indeed, but we can also hear something about The Wicked Ways of Witches and Wizards, and that’s not just your basic Saturday night orgy. No siree. A creepy tale about a fertility cult gone wrong. You see, the Tusmørke four are as unique as they are when it comes to song subjects. But even though most of their humor will only be understood by those versed in Norwegian, the quirky prog folk remains audible to all. And that’s enough to transport you to a different time and place altogether. Where a cauldron is bubbling with a mysterious liquid, watched over by a raven, in an otherwise abandoned hut, and you cannot help but help yourself to a spoonful… Or two…

(Written by JK)

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