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The Driftwood Manor For The Moon Reviewed by Grey Malkin (The Hare & The Moon) Following the single �Fraction of a Wolf� (reviewed here at The Active Listener alongside an interview with Driftwood main man Eddie Keenan) comes The Driftwood Manor�s fourth album proper �For The Moon�, an intense yet nuanced collection of dark folktales and eclectic and rich instrumentation that adds yet another solid jewel to the treasure vault that is this band�s (highly recommended) back catalogue. The Driftwood Manor have never been afraid of creating a coherent yet eclectic approach to their song craft and, pulling on various musical strands that include psychedelia, Americana as well as traditional folk, �For The Moon� proves to be a layered and lasting piece of work with a wealth of jewels and diamonds to discovered therein. The album opens with the beautiful, pensive �Fraction of a Wolf, Keenans voice heartfelt and soaring over the most melancholy of fiddles; this already feels like an old fri...

The Driftwood Manor Fraction of a Wolf Reviewed and interviewed by Grey Malkin (The Hare & The Moon) The Driftwood Manor, Eddie Keenans consistently creative and evolving psych folk project, have to date released three superb and highly recommended albums and a clutch of equally essential EPs. This listener in particular spent many a dark and stormy night playing 2011s The Same Figure (Leaving) album and a summers day basking in the glory of their 2013 opus Of the Storm. Now, just as the spring emerges a new Driftwood Manor single Fraction of a Wolf is released as a precursor to their new long player For the Moon, due in June. The Active Listener were naturally keen to investigate further and to speak to Keenan about these new recordings and the themes and musical directions contained therein. To begin with, the single itself. Fraction of a Wolf begins with a tentative and haunting acoustic refrain as Keenans naked voice emerges with a haunting sense of foreboding, recounting of �a...