Mount the Air

The much extolled olde-worlde storytelling of The Unthanks has won them an impressive array of famous admirers, everyone from Ryan Adams to Dawn French.

The Tyneside folk stars’ latest album fails to play to their strengths

The Unthank sisters’ first studio album for four years recreates the haunting atmospheres of their early work

Album Reviews: The Unthanks - Mount The Air

The Unthanks plumb the dark underbelly of the traditional while striding boldly out into wilder musical landscapes, says Helen Brown

The Geordie gals introduce a new, softer sound. CD review by Russ Coffey