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It’s murder most foul for California duo Slurred Oath – and on their new 4-track EP Botanica, Vanessa Darby and Scott Miller venture through twisting hallways of ambient doom as they catalog and examine various aspects of this self-made fatal narrative. Each song acts as a separate chapter in documenting their descent into the sonic particulars of madness and malicious intent. Accentuated by a bit of folk deviance and post-Americana suggestion, the investigation is set as the songs slowly reveal fragments of enigmatic ramblings from ghostly voices haunting the macabre atmosphere dwelling within. Large swathes of droning tones drape everything in foggy contours, with dim lights casting faint shadows on murky moors. Clarity is furtive but isn’t totally absent, appearing on occasion to pull us deeper into Botanica’s suppressed revelations. Darby and Miller have created a grand mystery for us to unravel, its’ conclusion as yet unknown – and it waits, seeking one more soul for its gallery of accessories."
- Joshua Pickard
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