You've Got Your Own

Nathan Amundson doesn’t exactly turn into a bundle of joy when he gets his hands on an acoustic guitar. It must be because this world doesn’t deserve such a depressive and beautiful melancholy, or because he’s one of those who suffer childhood nostalgia, but the fact is that Rivulets – that’s the name of his musical project – is composed basically of dusty bedroom folk music, despite being an artist of the best slowcore tradition and crafting his songs with a cool and careful ambience. Besides his two LPs, Rivulets’ discography includes a long list of EPs and singles, scattered around such prestigious labels as Dreamy, BlueSanct or the editorial division of Comes With A Smile. His latest step, "You’ve Got Your Own" is a sensational EP released by Acuarela, featuring what is probably the most focused Rivulets to date: five compelling and emotional songs, stemming from a guitar with old wood reminiscences and haunted vocals bordering between whispers and agonic vibrations. The heartfelt emotion is accompanied by gorgeous vocal chorus reinforcements, airy suspended chords and the tense sonic storm of "Let It Go", on which Nathan beats the hell out of a drumset in the best tradition of SWANS. Five all-new songs, which could be compared to those of Mark Hollis, Neil Halstead, Nick Drake, Richard Youngs, and the Cure ("shadow of a ghost"), all of which adhere to an astonishing expressiveness. Obliging nobility…