Don't weigh down the light (2015)/ Meg Baird

"Freak folk never did justice to the decade-plus-old US project to reinhabit ancient song forms. There is little of the wild-eyed outsider artist to former Espers mainstay Meg Baird, originally based in Philadelphia, now of San Francisco. Her third solo album is unceasingly calm and atmospheric, Bairds light, almost impressionistic vocal and finger-picking style augmented by additional guitars and a little unobtrusive percussion. The theme here is bittersweet leave-taking, as track titles such as "Past Houses" imply. Not a great deal seems to be happening then you are suddenly brought up short by the guitar that sings out on "Back To You" or the polyphony of "Leaving Song"." (Kitty Empire, The Guardian; 3 uit 5 sterren) "Baird's voice sounds as potent and icy-clear as ever. As evidenced by her work with Espers and the Baird Sisters, her voice is well-suited to close-harmony singing, and here she frequently adds whispery harmonies, by using vocal multi-tracking techniques." (Pitchfork)