From the first few chords of ‘Wilderness Begins’ itself, Alpha Mare is able to translate so many emotions and feelings onto the listener. The New York based band are folk experts, wonderfully combining beautifully serene vocal harmonic falsettos alongside subtle acoustic jangles that just exude warmth, nostalgia, and companionship. From their latest release, The Colt of Virgin, ‘Wilderness Begins’ is a beaming light of modern folk music from a group that understand what togetherness means and feels like. Each member is able to add so much, with each layer of the arrangement just bringing out effortless evocative emotional resonance to the overall structure of the pieces on here.
It feels like a moment of serendipity to even see such a magical collaboration between each member. No folk fan would find two of the same on their latest full length release, and Wildnerness Begins offers the perfect entry point into their ethos and feeling.