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7.5/10 Like many of us, Will Stratton has had plenty of moments over the last eighteen months in which to reflect. Since his last release (Rosewood Almanac appeared in 2017), the singer from New York state has been processing the fallout of America’s descent into bipartisanship, but also how alterations to his craft might bring about a fresh slant to work which in the past had frequently erred towards introspection. For The Changing Wilderness, the goal shifted: ‘I had to write music th...

7 May 2021 One of the wonderful things about discovering the music of Will Stratton is that it’s such a vast world within a handful of albums, and diving into it can be a thrilling and multifaceted experience. There is the eloquent, off-kilter arrangements of songs like “Colt New Marine”. The rustic, acoustic fingerpicking in “Helmet Pine Singer” is reminiscent of 1970s British folk guitarists. The warm, engaging shuffle of “Manzanita” sounds like a long-lost Josh Ritter single. W...