A “power coven” playing “Celtic darkwave”: Tristwch Y Fenywod attract the most gothic of adjectives, and for good reason. The Welsh goth rock trio sing exclusively in Welsh of “black-lit liturgies of bog bodies caked in mud”, the Celtic language just one more instrument in their spare arrangements of dual zither, bass guitar, and electronic drums. They summon the dark spirits of Cocteau Twins, The Cure, and Suicide, and their name translates to “the sadness of women”: positively crepuscular.
Country: Wales
Label: Night School