Album Review: The Moth & The Mirror – Honestly, this World

Artist: The Moth & The Mirror
Album: Honestly, This World
Label: Olive Grove

A certain amount of expectation surrounds the debut record from alternative folk sextet The Moth & The Mirror, a band with present and past ventures including Frightened Rabbit, The Reindeer Section and Smoke Jaguar. This breadth of experience and talent is evident from the opening track, and the band have clearly used it to create a sound that’s full of contrast and wholly their own. Tracks ‘Fire’ and ‘Germany’ are enough to get you humming along on the underground, while ‘Boxes’ and ‘Oceans and Waves’ take you to a dark, heartbreaking place. Stacey Sievwright’s sweet, delicate vocals can be both innocent and sinister, and the band prove their worth further supporting the transitions. The songwriting and musicianship on this album are more than the sum of it’s parts and each track can stand up to anything the band members have previously done. It’s fair to say this is a formidable debut.
(Alexander Rigby)

Rating: 4/ 5