Quiet Sonia are an experimental 7-piece band based in Copenhagen, creating their own distinctive form of post-folk music. They’ve just released a new EP today titled All Black Horses Came Thundering and it sounds absolutely fantastic. If you’re into folk music of any kind, you need to check Quiet Sonia’s music out!
By Jane Howkins
There are only three songs on ABHCT, but each song is rather long, with the shortest one being over 8 minutes long, so there’s still plenty of worthwhile listening available here.
And Yet It Speaks opens the EP up quietly with a gorgeous, fingerpicked acoustic guitar melody, setting the atmosphere perfectly. The guitars continue for a while, with more and more elements slowly being added over time, such as a gorgeous piano motif that appears in the middle (following the guitar melody), as well as some strings. The track breaks down, before the guitars emerge once more, changing the tone of the piece slightly. It’s subtle at times, but it really works! The track explodes with an amazing crescendo of sounds at the end.
Fragments starts in a similar way to the previous piece; however vocals are also added. The vocals have a deep, melancholic quality, suiting the folky style of the music well. The vocals are raw and you can really feel the emotion within them. The piano performs in the background, as the chords accentuate the guitar melodies. The music builds up over time, sounding achingly beautiful throughout on this slow burner of a track. A set of female vocals are added in the background later on, as the strings play a haunting melody, before the track tails out.
In My Arms Many Flowers is the longest song on the EP, but it’s well worth your time. A set of flowing guitar melodies kick start the song, as some sumptuous backing effects arrive to provide a momentous crescendo, before the music quietens down again. The guitar melodies are used in a wondrous way, providing many different layers in a textural way. The strings only add to this, sounding beautiful in their wonder. It’s a largely instrumental song, although the raw vocals can be heard occasionally.
Quiet Sonia is a band doing something very different from the norm, which is something they should be lauded for. All Black Horses Come Thundering won’t be for everyone, but if you like your post-rock of your experimental folk music, this is for you.
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