The Sprigs - For Red Riverbank (2026) [Hi-Res]

Under the moniker Malvern Brume, musician Rory Salter has released his debut album For Red Riverbank on The Sprigs label, challenging the sanitized nostalgia surrounding British folk culture and Gen Z hauntology. Utilizing Kenneth Grahame's Edwardian classic The Wind in the Willows as a conceptual framework, Salter investigates British labor history and structural inequality. Sonically, the record thrives on juxtaposition, combining lo-fi acoustic jams and naive folk motifs reminiscent of Sandra Kerr and John Faulkner with abrasive environmental loops and sobering archival broadcasts featuring politicians and union leaders. Through this method, Salter deconstructs idealized historical imagery to expose genuine socio-political realities.

Tracklist:
1-1 The Sprigs - come along, back home [11:47]
1-2 The Sprigs - Ratty & the moles get to work [3:13]
1-3 The Sprigs - Lest limbs be reddened and rent… [2:12]
1-4 The Sprigs - ...on the wheels that turn for the profit of the few [2:02]
1-5 The Sprigs - murmurs from the wide world [3:01]
1-6 The Sprigs - For Peace and Mild Ale [12:25]
1-7 The Sprigs - Freedom is the Mole who will turn the world upside down [6:56]
1-8 The Sprigs - The Battle for Red Riverbank [5:43]