Hilary Woods is an Irish Dublin-based singer-songwriter and musician better known for her work with JJ72. One year after Birthmarks, she’s back with a new EP called Feral Hymns which is out now via Sacred Bones. According to the press release, it is a collection of powerful and cavernous compositions, produced by Hilary and mixed and mastered by frequent collaborator Lasse Marhaug. The EP uses rich string orchestration, electronics, textured field recordings and ethereal vocal instrumentation to create a beautiful lulling and compelling series of dimensional drones.
Speaking about the new record, Woods said: “A collection of hymns set at dusk. Speckled memory, dust, earth, grit, ritual and chant – purged in the shadows. Unspoken bonds, primal pain, cyclical patterns, unsent love letters. Homemade recordings, made at home.”
Listen below.