"unusual synth sounds, found and handmade recordings and oddball effects, coupled with his idiosyncratic sonic detailing"

A pleasing drone gets the ball rolling, the perfect intro and backdrop to Manson's warm, intricate acoustic guitar work and gently insistent refrains that set a classic folk course

tradition is briskly dispelled by some solid beats that anchor the ambient electronica, sparingly used string refrain and the undoubted star

shifting, variously melancholic, bittersweet and heart wrenching electroacoustic and often audio ambiguous sands

It's a multiple emotion tugging slice of forward looking folk noir not noir that deserves your attention