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Nov 7, 2016Movies are the best comparisons as Faun Fables’ dark yet beautiful songs are utterly cinematic.
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Jul 21, 2016The songwriting on Born of the Sun is wider and more focused; the performances and warm production are much more immediate. Combined, they offer the most "accessible" offering in Faun Fables' catalog (relatively speaking), thus adding a new dimension to an already compelling, complex musical persona.
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UncutAug 5, 2016Faun Fables sound more shamanistic than ever. [Sep 2016, p.74]
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MagnetAug 11, 2016The songs have a somber, ambient feel, even on tunes with uplifting subjects. [No. 134, p.57]
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Jul 21, 2016Despite her great pipes however, the band's arrangements make much of Born of the Sun feel like amateur hour at Medieval Times. A talented producer would be able to focus on McCarthy's strong voice and balance some of the band's more freewheeling tendencies.
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Jul 21, 2016With songs about mountain men and sentient country houses, it’s like a more pompous (and crucially) humourless version of The Incredible String Band built around flutes, celesta and caterwauling: okay in very small doses, but unbearable at album length.
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Jul 21, 2016Despite the off-the-beaten-track ethos, this ends up sounding rather pedestrian--there are shades of Stevie Nicks’ mystical crooning, but there is also yodelling and the sort of cacophonous jamming that’s only ever the slightest bit enjoyable if you’re holding one of the instruments.