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Introducing: Houses of Wolves – a brittle collection of piano and guitar ballads
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Introducing: Houses of Wolves – a brittle collection of piano and guitar ballads

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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Los Angeles resident Rey Villalobos’ solo album Fold In The Wind as Houses of Wolves is a brittle collection of piano and guitar ballads gilded with a melancholy disposition with bursts of gentle light. A shape-shifting edge is added by Villalobos’ voice which blurs the line between masculine and feminine on the album’s 11 songs.

‘Acres of Fire’ was the song that got me interested as seen on No Fear of Pop. It’s the most magnetic and evocative song upon first listens. The album is available via Bandcamp below and German, French and Austrian readers can get a live glimpse in September/October.

Acres of Fire by HOUSE OF WOLVES

Ageless by HOUSE OF WOLVES

Acres of Fire by House of Wolves from House of Wolves on Vimeo.

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Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the cohost of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, event curator and producer of gigs, parties & events.