Islawren Woods – Page 13

SMOKEHOUSE DEALS

Step out of the woods and into the flickering, hazy light of a neutral camp. “Smokehouse Deals” is Boone “Dusty” […]

If “Matchstick Oath” was about the bond of the group, “Scout’s Lament” is about the heavy price of being the

There is a saying in Sector 8: “Take care of your gear, and your gear will take care of you.”

If “Iron Finger” was about the science of navigation, “North by Hollow Creek” is about the intuition of it. This

In the wasteland, “family” isn’t always about who you’re born to; it’s about who stands beside you when the raiders

On this track, you can hear the faint, metallic clink of a trap being set and the rhythmic breathing of

If “The Mountain’s Sieve” was a technical how-to, “Gravel in the Filter” is the psychological reality of being a “Dryland

If “Ash and Iron” was the declaration of survival, “Grave Ember Waltz” is the private ceremony that follows. This track

If the first album was a survivalist’s field guide, Boone’s second record—starting with the titular “Ash and Iron”—is the survivalist’s

There’s a rhythmic, mechanical hypnosis to this track. Over a heavy, alternating foot-stomp and the high-pitched whir-snap of a spring-pole,