What does the neverland promise? Not much when you look at the cover of "Promises Of No Man's Land", showing a naked, androgynous young man with a flower wreath perched on a bear skin. Musically it looks quite different: the fourth album of the Dutchman Johannes Sigmond aka Blaudzun does not take long to enchant any listener who has a weakness for sensitive yet still thrilling indie folk with dramatic dimensions. Sigmund, for instance, started out as his minimalist Belgian neighbors, Isbells, but he raised the sound to some extent so dizzying heights that one spontaneously wanted to embrace anyone or something. And indeed, according to the title of the title, which completely fulfills the promise of the opener "Euphoria" - with a bombastic arrangement of acoustic as well as electric guitars, piano, strings ensemble, harmonium and other great things. Sigmond sighs and jubilates with the lavish instrumentarium around the bet like Scott Matthew in his longing moments - to be called the magnificent "Hollow People", which himself probably so much to the heart grown, that immediately follows a two-minute recapitulation. And after that, only half of an album is reached, which still contains numerous other delicacies. Soon spring is a great honor. Thomas Pilgrim
