The newest album to come to us from the always-amazing Glass Throat label (run by Chet Scott of Ruhr Hunter) is this double-disc set from Fearthainne, a quartet from the Cascadian wilderness that includes a couple of members of the black metal band Fauna, and who use a simple lineup of acoustic guitar, violin, drums, hammered dulcimer and vocals to create hypnotic doomfolk hymns that are arranged as sprawling multi-part epics that tend to run for a half hour or longer. The band's name is taken from the Gaelic term meaning "to rain", which ties in with their general woodsy vibe, the lyrics and artwork all hinting at a collective yearning for the unspoiled natural world, of ancient forests and pagan ideals. Musically, it's pretty dark, and it begins with the shortest track here, an intro piece called "Awaken" that features swirls of murky earthen drones and resonant metallic shimmer created by Ruhr Hunter. Once that's over, though, the rest of the album is all acoustic, with simple, doomy chord progressions strummed on the guitars, accompanied by simple drums and minimal strings and the singer's deep gravelly vocals. There's two discs, each with two to three massive multi-part tracks, for over two hours of haunting acoustic dirge, each song comprised of simple, repeating melodies and ominous chords, soft strains of dolorous violin wafting above, the deep male vocals sometimes joined by a female voice for a fragile harmony. The sound is similiar to Steve Von Till's solo albums, or maybe even some of the Swans's later forays into apocalyptic folk territory. Fearthainne's dark ecological laments and pagan themes definitely connect this to the GLass Throat aesthetic though, and fans of the other artists on the label (Ruhr Hunter, Elemental Chrysalis, Beneath The Lake, and especially the desolate doomic folk of Alethes) will no doubt be drawn to this epic collection of dark shamanic folk. Comes beautifully packaged in a thick six-panel oversized gatefold with full color photography and the two discs attached to the jacket on black rubber hubs.