If It's Too Loud...

Photo by Wyndham Garnett The New York based duo of Babehoven have a new single out that might just be their most traditionally folk song yet. "Ella's From Somewhere Else" is a somewhat ramblin' folk song that has just enough the trace elements of alt-folk to make sure this is a Babehoven song, but it's mostly just a beautiful tribute to Squirrel Flower. It's a six minute folk song built mostly on Maya Bon's vocals that never overstays its welcome. The simplicity of the song is its secret weapon. You're guaranteed to stay enamored with the song throughout its length without it making any drastic changes. "Ella's From Somewhere Else" might just be the most perfect song of the year. Maya Bon says of her band's latest single: “ I wrote ‘Ella’s From Somewhere Else’ after seeing Ella O’Conner Williams of Squirrel Flower perform last winter. When I got home from the show, I found some quiet space alone, I lit a few candles and kept the light...

Photo by Wyndham Garnett Babehoven are the rare folk band that sounds exactly like themselves and not quite like anyone else. The duo's latest single, "Lightness is Loud," has this lilting quality and is strictly indie folk. While the song, and just about everything Babehoven puts out, defies traditional folk, all of the elements of tradition are there. It's just put together in a unique and truly alternative way. "Lightness is Loud" is the type of song that might not initially win you over, but it's going to make you want to listen again. And again. And again. And eventually you'll become enamored with Babehoven. Maya Bon says of the band's latest single: “ We exist in a vacuum of sound, trying to hear each other, wishing to open up, seeing the abundance of light surrounding us, approximately 200 billion trillion stars and yet we falter, we harden in our shells. With the ‘coral snake curl[ing] inside you,’ I intend to evoke an image of protectio...