Esben and the Witch, ‘Wash the Sins Not Only the Face,’ – Album Review
On their muddled sophomore album, Brighton's Esben and the Witch churn out gothic-tinged art-rock that unfolds in an obscure fog, washing over without truly penetrating.
The trio's heavily hyped debut, 2011's 'Violet Cries,' used the same basic formula: glistening electric guitars, booming tom-toms, and the haunting aphrodisiac croon of vocalist Rachel Davies. But that album also had a sense of dy