Splinterskin - Wayward Souls [CD]

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: CSR114CD 
Barcode: 0823566471721
Release Date: 16 Oct 2026
Genre: Folk

Caught in the oblivious borderland, Splinterskin unveils his spell after years of solitude and hermetic isolation, in the form of a harsh, dark folk music. His tales are told using an old classical guitar accompanied by haunting vocals, violin, and soothing whispers cradled in the delicate atmospheres of autumn.With simple yet mystically riddled lyrics that beckon, Splinterskin taunts the listener with hidden meanings, allegorical concepts, nearly indescribable deep feelings, and a sense of universal understanding only a spirit as Splinterskin could possibly weave together as music.‘Wayward Souls’ is a collection of tales blending life and death, entities & creatures, hidden wisdom, unknown places, pain and suffering, folklore, possession, insanity, nature and the dark world that surrounds.With tales such as ‘Dancing Dead Men,’ ‘The Thing that Wasn’t,’ and ‘Chanting Bells Call Shadows’, one can only suspect the moods are of a dark, moody and nightmarish nature…yet, there are no words to truly describe Splinterskin’s message or music.“Splinterskin is a one-man project who offers up macabre, horror fuelled, autumnal simmered and strummed dark folk. “Wayward Souls” takes you deep into Splinterskin’s sinister, atmospheric and at times darkly fairground wonky sonic world. Splinterskins’s often hushed, croaky and woodland roughed vocals and acoustic guitars that take in folk and classical music hints; as well as the odd nods at more darkly fairground or freak-show minstrel strum, grimness and discordant… Lyrically the tracks sort of tread the line between woodland bound Poe tales of murder and creepiness, folklore and dark fairytales, and Splinterskin’s creepy Wildman of woods persona… Wayward Souls is an original & distinctive take on the dark folk genre”(Musique Machine)

TRACKLISTING
1. Chanting Bells Call Shadows
2. Dancing Dead Men
3. The Crumbling Cabin
4. Something In The Walls
5. Moonlight Rain
6. The Thing That Wasn’t
7. Broken Down Hearse
8. Still At The Window Sill
9. Hoofbeats
10. The Eyes That Hide
11. The Skarekrow (October Roads)
12. A Horrible Night To Have A Curse
13. Black Bird Sorrow Song
14. The Man On The Porch
15. A Trail Of Trees
16. Wayward Souls
17. Dancing Dead Men (Reprise)