Dark Leaves - Grey Stone in the Wood (2018) [Hi-Res]

In the deep of the forest, in the shadows and the copses, something is calling. Something distinctly otherworldly, something wyrd, tinged with both magic and melancholy. The Grey Stone in the Wood, which emerged on the splendid Reverb Worship label last summer, is now singing through the fallen leaves and broken branches on Bandcamp and inviting you to venture far from the safety of the path, amongst the rain soaked pines and oaks.

Dark Leaves, or Cornwall’s Patrick Aston, plays music immersed in local folklore and the spirit of both the woodlands and seascape where he resides. These seven songs (and new track The Rooks) follow a dark, psychedelic folk trail previously traversed by the likes of Stone Breath, In Gowan Ring and Angels of Light, and further back, artists such as Forest, Duncan Browne and Mr Fox. Part acid folk, part melancholic troubadour, there is something that has arrived fully formed and essential in the music of Dark Leaves.

Words by Grey Malkin, from a wonderful album review in Moof Mag (see link for full review)

Tracklist:
1.01 - Dark Leaves - Moon on Tide (2:35)
1.02 - Dark Leaves - Grey Stone in the Wood (6:41)
1.03 - Dark Leaves - Pathways (5:42)
1.04 - Dark Leaves - Four Winds (6:51)
1.05 - Dark Leaves - The Turning (6:52)
1.06 - Dark Leaves - Amber Lights (6:30)
1.07 - Dark Leaves - The Hidden (6:50)