Spook the Herd
The Newcastle five-piece's quietly intense fourth record provides a port in the political storm
Based in Newcastle, England since their formation, Lanterns on the Lake have historically kept their recording practices in-house, opting to track songs in their homes and other improvised studio spaces, even after signing with a label that would provide funds to do otherwise.
Newcastle, England’s Lanterns on the Lake are known for melding folk rock influences and post-rock instrumentals with the stylized vocals of Hazel Wilde creating their own brand of brooding folktronica. Spook the Herd is their fourth album, third for
The atmospheric Newcastle band wrestle with the issues of the day. Album review by Kieron Tyler