WovenhandBest Wovenhand Albums Ranked

Consider the Birds

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8.5

“David Eugene Edwards thankfully takes another break from 16 Horsepower to deliver his third and strongest solo effort as Woven Hand.”

Blush Music

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8.4

“Since Woven Hand's eponymous 2001 debut (reissued earlier this year by the Danielson Famile's Sounds Familyre label), David Eugene Edwards has refined his revelatory vision, cramming inky atmospherics into the rusted-out gears of an apocalyptic music box. On *Blush Music*, this blue-eyed grandson of a Nazarene priest goes it alone again, serving up a meticulous fire-and-brimstone sermon that surpa”

Refractory Obdurate

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8.2

“Throughout his career, David Eugene Edwards has mixed gospel and bluegrass, rocking both punk and gothic on a forever-sliding scale. His seventh album as Wovenhand is his "heavy record", making good on the project's post-punk and metal influences while exploring his Christianity that anchors the music he makes.”

The Threshingfloor

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7.3

“On their latest, Wovenhand mix traces of Indian, Celtic, and Middle Eastern folk into songs delivered with a preacher's fervor.”

Mosaic

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6.8

“Articles about David Eugene Edwards-- former frontman of 16 Horsepower and ringleader of the revolving door project Wovenhand-- use phrases like "evangelical Christian" and "the fire and brimstone Christianity of America's heartland." It's expected: In this decade, especially in this country-- and *especially* with a president that treats religion like a popular mandate to run amuck-- it's hard to”