Edgelarks – „Wander“ (2019)
Feather, das neue Album von Phillip Henry und Hannah Martin (Edgelarks), ist, wie erwartet, wieder wohlgelungen. Anders als der Vorgänger enthält es wieder einen Track nach Art von „The Nailmakers‘ Strike“ (eingängig, rhythmisch akzentuiert, mit Mundharmonika und Beatboxing von Phillip Henry). Diesmal geht es allerdings nicht um Arbeitsrechte, sondern um das Thema „Heimat“.
„… But it’s not about your blood or the mud around your bones
But the toil of your hands and the seeds they have sown
The roots that you dig when you make your home
For feet were made to wander
I have a love for the land that I’ve known
For the trees and fields by the sea where I’ve grown
But I believe you should choose where you make your home
For feet were made to wander
Clearance and enclosure took our fathers from the land
They forgot their tongues, forgot the sun on their backs
They did not know their brothers, so how could they lend a hand?
They did not know themselves, so how could they make a stand?
(…)
Plants that know how to survive throw seeds to the wind
They put down roots in the place they thrive – that’s where they belong
They make a wild garden, growing in the heart of town
Such beautiful, varied weeds, they’re hard to trample down“
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To Hell with Poverty