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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Katie Hawthorne

Harp: Albion review – former Midlake frontman traipses through twilight

Permanent twilight … Kathi Zung and Tim Smith.
Permanent twilight … Kathi Zung and Tim Smith. Photograph: David Zung

Heavy with quiet, Harp’s debut album invokes Sussex fields to muse on creative loss, loneliness and bittersweet new love. Inspired by William Blake, Herstmonceux Castle and the Cure’s Faith – possibly the Crawley band’s most desolate record – Tim Smith and Kathi Zung craft a barren landscape out of 80s-indebted reverb, ghostly vocals and sharp, tinny drums. It feels like a permanent twilight.

Harp: Albion cover art
Harp: Albion cover art Photograph: Publicity image
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