We have to confess it was Mrs Mackerel’s ears that pricked up yesterday when listening to 6 Music and Kurran & The Wolfnotes came on. Their latest single Your Four Limbs immediately sets them apart from the busy Brit-folk scene that so many are trying to inhabit these days with plaintive, resigned lyrics and a darker undertone than most can manage. A sinuous melody and smoothly picked guitar gives it a hook that stays with you long after the song has concluded.

As much the Decemberists as Johnny Cash, try a couple of tracks below and keep an eye out for their debut album.

Visit their MySpace here. Buy the vinyl 7″ from Record Drop here.

Download Kurran & The Wolfnotes – Your Four Limbs mp3 (from Your Four Limbs Single)

Download Kurran & The Wolfnotes – Here To Fill You In mp3