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Providence's The Huntress and Holder of Hands has a new single out off their upcoming album, and this might be their most mainstream single yet. "Beasts We Are" sees MorganEve Swain's band sounding like modern folk... although this is their own take on the genre. It's fairly quiet and almost positive sounding. The song is oddly hypnotic, and sounds like a Swain solo track before her other bandmembers slowly come in. With "Beasts We Are," you get a compelling, laid back track with upbeat vibes, even if the lyrics seem to be the opposite of that. The Huntress and Holder of Hand's first album since 2017's Avalon , and we can't wait. You can listen to "Beasts We Are" below. Babylon is due out June 5, and is available for pre-order through Bandcamp . For more on The Huntress and Holder of Hands, check out the artist on Facebook and Instagram .

MorganEve Swain's musical project The Huntress and Holder of Hands has a new single out, and the truly great news is that it's the first from an upcoming album. "Promethean" is a monster of a song. It may use traditional folk instruments, but I couldn't possibly consider it a folk song. It might be the fact that Swain has repeatedly covered Alice in Chains, but "Promethean" reminds me more of grunge (and particularly Alice in Chains' darker version of the genre) than anything roots or Americana. This is a heavy track that shows the power of more traditional instruments. We've been huge fans of Swain's for well over a decade now, and "Promethean" stands up as one of her best. MorganEve Swain says of her latest single: "As punishment for stealing fire and bettering humanity with technology, Prometheus is doomed to have his liver eaten by an eagle every day. We all benefit from his sacrifice. But whether societally or personally a...