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In 2010, the band signed to Matador Records and began work on their debut album, Violet Cries, in March 2010. They released their second single "Marching Song" in October, the single went at number 50 in the Billboard Hot Singles Sales. On 31 January they released Violet Cries shortly after the band's shortlisting in the BBC’s Sound of 2011 poll.
Violet Cries is the debut studio album by British alternative rock band Esben and the Witch. The album was released on 31 January 2011 through Matador. The album came shortly after the band's shortlisting in the BBC’s Sound of 2011 poll. A UK tour accompanied the album as well.
Mar 12, 2011 · Esben & the Witch emphasize sonics to the neglect of songwriting, which means Violet Cries moves by mysterious ebb and flow, rambling with little purpose or destination. It is, for all...
Jan 27, 2011 · Here, Esben & The Witch give an in depth run through of Violet Cries, it’s heavy musicality, and obsessions with death, war and disease. "We don’t help ourselves with the whole macabre goth tag do we?"
Albums. Violet Cries. Esben and the Witch. 2011. 6.6. By Jayson Greene. Genre: Electronic / Rock. Label: Matador. Reviewed: February 8, 2011. Matador's entry into the 2011 goth-pop...
Feb 9, 2009 · “Dubstep?” Not exactly: These tracks are too band-oriented and energetic to fall into that category. “Witch-house?” Now that just sounds silly. Call them whatever you want, but on their debut full-length, Esben and the Witch mainly just sound like a refreshingly authentic art-rock band. And the key word there is “band.”
Feb 8, 2011 · Named after a grim Danish fairy tale, Esben and the Witch pursues a narrow course on their first album, Violet Cries, a morose, pitch-black update of the '80s dark-wave template.
