
FERN KNIGHT, EX REVERIE, IN GOWAN RING, AH HOLLY FAM'LY (Someday Lounge, 125 NW 5th) Led by singer/guitarist Margaret Wienk, Philadelphias Fern Knight make disjointed, stark, largely acoustic music, with a sensibility rooted in centuries-old folk and classical traditions. Contemporaries of Marissa Nadler and Espers (whose Greg Weeks recorded their recent self-titled album, the groups third), Fern Knights music eschews psychedelia for a more introverted, baroque sensibility. Wienks vocals can shift into a haunting register, and the bands restraint can turn quickly into something piercing and furious. This is a group capable of lulling you into a reverent [...]