Before putting pen to paper, and before even reading much information about My Lovely Haunting, we felt it was important to quietly listen to the sonic material at hand. Steeped in indie and cinematic folk with a strong, poignant allure, ‘Forgotten Moon’ unveils a listening experience that’s incredibly hypnotic and cathartic, a slice of raw escapism and melancholic tenderness in an otherwise gloomy reality. We found the album to be a great encouraging tool for introspection; we might have actually been carried away with that, and we suspect that anyone relating to the record will find themselves in quite an emotional state.
Isn’t that what art is about? ‘Forgotten Moon’ evokes an actual reaction in anyone courageous enough to dive into it. It’s not background music; this is vibrant, wholesome, and haunting aural goodness written with purpose and authenticity. Behind such a fantastic discovery, we find My Lovely Haunting, talented duo from Melbourne, Australia. Alex and Lucy are the gifted humans behind the project; they seem to have a clear idea about their artistic research, even going as far as crafting a brand new genre, ‘Bladerunner Folk’.
It’s a fitting name, one that synthesises the two extremes found in My Lovely Haunting’s committed work. You’ve got your dark, haunting and icy side often drenched in otherworldly textures and long reverbs, and your heartwarming, folk-leaning side, constantly propped up by acoustic guitars and angelic vocal melodies. Delving deeper into the album, the Aussie pair explain: “It has been carefully crafted to take listeners on an evocative and soul-stirring journey. Each track tells its own story, but the album truly comes alive when heard from start to finish.”
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