Blog: State Magazine

The band formerly known as Rachel Unthank and The Winterset have not only changed the lineup to some extent and their name but also claimed a change of mood or at least a "warmer, calmer shade of sad" on this, their third album. The last one, 2007's The Bairns , delivered us unto a world weaved of northern British folk, all expressed delicately in a language more akin to Robbie Burns than Pete Burns. For many reasons it is an album to be taken carefully – and thankfully so. It asks you to step out of the day-to-day, to [...]