A.V. Club: Best of the Decade

Artist The Horse's Ha

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These days, “freak-folk” is a tired term—a victim of too many self-indulgent warblers polluting the pond of “New Weird America.” The Horse’s Ha, made up of veterans of Chicago’s folk scene (including, ahem, a band called Freakwater), provides a ready remedy for scene-torn ears. The group performs pretty acoustic folk free of tribal mutterings, amateur banjo, and new-age mumbo-jumbo, and its recent debut, Of The Cathmawr Yards, is airy and delicate, replete with ‘60s pop harmonies and jazzy guitar.

Updated 07/22/2009

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