The Wilderness Of Manitoba are, as you might expect, from Canada. Their 2009 EP Hymns To Love And Spirits showcased a folk band of the most intimate and gorgeous kind and they now have a full length due out on the 22nd June called When You Left The Fire.
The new album has a fuller sound, but has sacrificed none of what made the EP so special. The haunting guitar lines, beautiful harmonies and imagination are all still there, but this time the band are sounding more assured and confident and it is easy to let yourself be swept up and carried away by them.
Check out this taster from the album, and one from the previous EP – you won’t be disappointed.
Visit their MySpace here.
Download The Wilderness Of Manitoba – Hermit mp3 (from When You Left The Fire)
Download The Wilderness Of Manitoba – Bluebirds mp3 (from Hymns Of Love And Spirits)
See them here live in May
May 01 – Fiddler’s Elbow, London
May 02 – The Spread Eagle, The Camden Crawl, London
May 03 – The Windmill (with Artur Dyjecinski), London
May 04 – The Slaughtered Lamb (with Octoberman), London
May 05 – The Prince Albert (with Thirty Pounds of Bone), Brighton
May 06 – The Edge, Birmingham
May 07 – Pure Groove In-Store, London
The Mad Mackerel 