Death Croons by Bambara: Stray, 2020

Bambara: Stray, 2020 .. good album New York based three-piece, Bambara, return with their much-anticipated follow-up to 2018’s simply stunning Shadow On Everything with Stray. In the lead-up to Stray it was hard to consider Bambara (Reid Bateh - singer / guitarist, Reid's twin brother, Blaze - drums / vocals, and William Brookshire - bass / vocals) topping the brilliance of their former conception, but with Stray they have certainly raised the possibility. Bambara’s southern gothic-inspired leanings may draw comparisons to The Birthday Party / early Bad Seeds while sonically, their nervous freight train blues assault gives a delicate nod in the direction of the much underrated Gun Club.