He spits and coughs his off-kilter words as much as he sings them. ItвЂ™s the slow realisation youвЂ™ve been walking in circles for hours and are utterly lost.Дrawing on his own history, Brydon Crain (singer, guitars) uses vivid вЂhillbillyвЂ™ terms, folklore and vernacular to depict the hardships of those with limited options and opportunities. ItвЂ™s the itch inside your head that wonвЂ™t go away, no matter how much you scratch and claw at it.

As for Winded, with its plot twists, frenzied peaks and crashing lows, itвЂ™s like a night out with an edgy and unpredictable friend. If that sounds like a disorienting mess, know that Motherhood are directing the wind with skill and precision, blowing gently in your ear before knocking you to the ground. While we are at it, letвЂ™s throw in some carnival noise (maybe a radio blaring out some Marty Robbins classics, as someone hits the target on the dunk tank). Depending on the wind direction you catch snatches of riffs and harmonies from each.

Imagine youвЂ™re standing dead centre at a multi-staged open air festival while Brian Wilson, Pixies, Ty Segall and Meat Puppets (why not?) are all playing their respective sets. Winded, the second album from New Brunswick, Canada trio Motherhood takes their avant rock to a whole new level of discomforting genius.ДЇor those that need an introduction to Motherhood, letвЂ™s get the comparisons out of the way first.

Hillbilly rock dance