Heavy Horses

Rock · 1978 · 7 tracks

Heavy Horses

A dense, earthy blend of agrarian storytelling and intricate folk rock. Flute and mandolin meet heavy riffs in a tribute to a vanishing rural England.

It's the one where they trade the forest fairies for heavy farm equipment and it actually rocks pretty hard.

A robust and earthy celebration of rural life tinged with a melancholic awareness of time passing.

Heavy Horses · vs · Jethro Tull

Autumn Walk+2.2σ

Autumn Walk saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 7 Tracks

01

…And the Mouse Police Never Sleeps

3:14

03

No Lullaby

7:55

04

Moths

3:27

05

Journeyman

3:58

06

Rover

4:16

07

One Brown Mouse

3:23

09

Weathercock

4:03

Moments Worth Waiting For

The frantic, staccato flute trills in the opening track that mimic the nervous energy of a hunting cat.

The sudden transition from delicate acoustic picking to the heavy, menacing guitar riff of No Lullaby.

The soaring violin solo by Darryl Way that elevates the title track into a cinematic pastoral anthem.

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