When writing the follow up to 2012’s The Crow Mother and 2013’s The Westering, Wickerbird (aka Blake Cowan) secluded himself in a trailer on Washington’s Mount Rainier and found inspiration in the forest and even recorded some of nature’s own notes, recording them and featuring them on his new album, The Leaf Maker, out September 18th.

Have a listen to the lead track, Bugbear, a majestic piece of woodsy pop that still retains the ambient dreamlike tingles of earlier releases.

Pre-order from Bandcamp here.

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