There couldn’t be a more appropriate name for this album. Every single track on this record induces a feel-good, mellow, and hippie-inspired attitude. Artful and expressive, Hymns of Love & Spirits is the essence of the 1960s revisited.
Toronto-based group Wilderness of Manitoba have harnessed an earthy and emotional sound that is quite rural. This music would fit right in at a huge bonfire, sung by a collective of people embracing nature and each other. With the choral harmony of their voices, the soft strum of the guitar, and the hazy effect, the music takes on an ethereal quality. You’ve got to give this quartet credit for setting themselves apart from the rest and embracing the roots of a generation past. You just don’t hear this kind of music anymore.
The tracks blend together into a continuous croon, one long prayer. The effect is extremely soothing. Everything tense and stressful in you gets carried off by the floating, airiness of the music. Listening to this album might be therapeutic. I actually got a bit sleepy while listening to this.
I don’t know when I will ever listen to this album again, but I’m glad I got a chance to. It was particularly nice to listen the original recording of “Evening” by Wendy Blackburn, the original writer/performer and the mother of one of the band members. It may not be a memorable, hard-hitting set of songs, and it may not fit the tastes and mentality of the average listener, but there is no doubt that these four artists have strong, heavenly voices and picked the right style of music to showcase that.
Track Listing:
1. Bluebirds
2. Dreamcatchers
3. Crows Feet
4. Victoria Day
5. Evening
6. Manitoba
7. The Great Hall
8. Evening (Original)
Wilderness of Manitoba – Hymns of Love & Spirits
Music
| Artist | Wilderness of Manitoba |
| Label | Independent/Unsigned |
| Genre | Folk |
| Score |  |
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