Best New Bands » Widowspeak http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Review: Widowspeak – Theme From the Swamps EP http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/review-widowspeak-theme-from-the-swamps-ep/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/review-widowspeak-theme-from-the-swamps-ep/#comments Mon, 11 Nov 2013 15:39:02 +0000 New York – On Widowspeak’s new EP, The Swamps, the band has captured a little moment of magic, and also managed to inspire the same every time I take a listen. Almost one year after the release of their second full length, Almanac, this release is meant to serve as a bridge between that and

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