(This was recommended to me via last.fm.)
I'm not that into the whole "freak folk" genre, and to be honest, I this song transcends that pigeonhole. "Wild Eyes" is a full nine minutes long, but utterly mesmerizing.
I'm hesitant to describe her music without drawing comparisons other contemporary female folk artists. Within music criticism, there's a problem of comparing one female artist to another simply on the basis that they're both women. It's unfair and ignores the complexities of each woman's music. Joanna Newsome's name gets tossed around a lot, but frankly, I don't hear it. I think Mariee Sioux's music is rooted more in traditional folk than contemporary singer-songwriter.
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