ESBEN AND THE WITCH Return With 'Dig Your Fingers In'

Were you to choose a banner song for the Esben and the Witch that we've come to know in 2014, it'd surely be 'Dig Your Fingers In'. It oozes grit, determination and belly fire: qualities present with abundance in the Brighton trio, who find themselves a fully functioning micro-industry as they set out to releaseEsben And The Witch Were you to choose a banner song for the Esben and the Witch that we've come to know in 2014, it'd surely be 'Dig Your Fingers In'. It oozes grit, determination and belly fire: qualities present with abundance in the Brighton trio, who find themselves a fully functioning micro-industry as they set out to release A New Nature: their PledgeMusic-funded third album and first since parting ways with indie powerhouse Matador Records.   Laid down over a fortnight in Chicago with producer extraordinaire Steve Albini, 'Dig Your Fingers In' is also a pretty apt capsule summary of the record in general: at one moment delicate as a whisper, by its crescendo able to batter you to within an inch of oblivion. A brutal and beautiful cacophony entirely of their own making and one that will leave you grasping on for dear life.   Listen here: 'DIG YOUR FINGERS IN'   More About A New Nature: "New ground, new stars, new ways of seeking…" – Esben and the Witch, 'Blood Teachings'   It is with these mere eight words that Esben and the Witch sum up their past 18 months as the adventurous trio look towards new [...]

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