New Music: Charm of Finches – Clean Cut

Published On: February 9th, 2024|

Charm of Finches are Melbourne-based sister duo Mabel and Ivy Windred-Wornes. Clean Cut shows their unerring ability to create subtle folk with a strong emotional resonance as well as more than a hint of chamber pop.

It’s a song that fans of Sufjan Stevens, First Aid Kit, and Phoebe Bridgers really need to check out. The duo tap into a very folk quality of using simple words and phrases, and commonly understood imagery, to create a song that feels as much a novella as four minutes of sublime music.

Conjuring up images of candlelit rooms and stolen glances, even as they song of planes and pain; Clean Cut is soothing and cathartic, as timeless thanks to the lyrics and harmonies as its message is timely. They describe Clean Cut as “A piece of self-advice, that ‘making a clean cut’ would be the best way to move forward.”

Clean Cut is out now and can be heard on all streaming platforms including Apple Music, YouTube, and Spotify. The song will also feature on their Marlinchen In The Snow album which is set for release on the 19th of April.

The long player is currently up for pre-order on Bandcamp in a range of vinyl, digital, and CD options. The duo embarks on a UK tour in May and June, with dates already announced for venues in Manchester, Saltaire, Brighton, Glasgow, and London.

For ticket and venue details, as well as news about Marlinchen In The Snow, be sure to follow Charm of Finches on their Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram socials.

Header photo by Jeff Andersen Jnr