Marble Son

Though oft saddled with the "alt-country" tag, of late, Sykes and Co. have moved into slightly heavier and darker territories. Marble Son, Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter's fourth album, exemplifies a band at their creative pinnacle – heavier and more complex than previous records, the music resonates among the parallel worlds of the avant-garde and the timeless. Syke's voice and sometimes-mystical leanings and her band's incomparable musical rapport, culminate in what the New York Times has described as "spellbound music, rapt in fatalism and sorrow." Sykes' trademark thematic darkness and acclaimed songwriting have never been more present, yet Marble Son speaks of evolution, which Sykes describes as, "a sonic mirror of the most chaotic, turbulent times of our lives, where beauty triumphed, and the tears that spilled became this record."