Banba - Clannad

The front cover of the CD shows the band, cloaked and hooded, standing solemnly on a bleak hilltop, strongly suggestive that they've returned to their spooky old roots! Lead singer Maire Brennan has one of the most pure glorious Celtic voices I've ever heard, which she puts into immediate and awesome effect on "Na Laethe Bhi", the opening track of what, at first, sounds a typically uncompromising album. The band entwine their cold, ghostly harmonies, and a huge piercing whistle suddenly glides, mighty, alongside Maire's powerful icy vocals. Entirely devoid of beat or rhythm, this is a genuine ... more