New Music: Asenath Garden Occult – goodbye horses

While it’s not a cover of the Q Lazzarus classic, goodbye horses by Asenath Garden Occult is equally transcendent.

The band – comprising Jane Pampillonia and Drew Sarver – describe the song as being about desire and regret, an increasingly prominent pair of themes as the track progresses.

But it begins in a similar vein to Ethel Cain, a mournful folk sound marking what seems more like an end than a beginning. As the emotion of the lyrics heightens, so goodbye horses takes a deeper and more expansive turn, its air of triumph hinting at a catharsis, a resolution, that is never fully actualised.

You can find out more about Asenath Garden Occult over on their Instagram feed. You can hear their recently-released tennessee EP, which features goodbye horses, on YouTube, Apple Music, and Spotify.