A. Winter’s Day - Tethered and Rootbound (3:44)
Winter’s Day - Winter’s Day 7” (2010)
Winter’s Day is the new collaborative guise of sometime Kranky artist (and ex-Jessamine member) Dawn Smithson and Aaron Martin. The combination of Martin’s mournful cello with Smithson’s fractured acoustics and smoky, ethereal vocal tone makes for a thing of considerable beauty. ‘Tethered And Rootbound’ is a lush, slow-moving autumnal ballad that holds together in a loose and soulful fashion. To make music that sounds this gracefully world-weary and spectral is no mean feat, yet Martin and Smithson make it all sound so effortless. ‘Pepperbox’, the no-less startling B-side, goes on to confirm how successful this pairing is, leaving you with high hopes for an eventual full-length album. ~Boomkat
