Loss and hope, isolation and communion, the cessation and renewal of
purpose. Timeless and salient, these themes echo throughout the fifth album
from Midlake, their first since Antiphon in 2013.
Produced to layered, loving
perfection by John Congleton, For the Sake of Bethel Woods is an album of
immersive warmth and mystery from a band of ardent seekers, one of our
generation’s finest: a band once feared lost themselves by fans, perhaps, but
here revivified with freshness of intent.
“Layered, sophisticated and melodic.” MOJO
“Texan folk-rockers return in leaner, more dynamic form... For The Sake Of Bethel Woods secures Midlake’s future, running on a newly energised course.” Uncut Magazine
“Their fifth album is perhaps their most purely enjoyable. The album mulls over time, illness and innocence, while the sprits of Neil Young and Stephen Stills set the temperature.” Classic Rock Magazine
“The playing is exhilarating – “Feast Of Carrion” sounds like Nursery Cryme-era Genesis meeting Crosby, Still & Nash, and the hi-life guitar figure on “Glistening” is fabulous. For those waiting for Van Occupanther II, For The Sake Of Bethel Woods comes pretty close.” Prog
“An effortless album full of inviting tone and warmth… This is Midlake at their very best.” NARC. Magazine
“While encompassing new flavours, the lovely For the Sake of Bethel Woods is nonetheless recognisably and resolutely a Midlake album. It’s a trip too. Psychedelic. But it’s not a consolidation. Instead, the reconstituted Midlake interpret strands of their past to embrace the present.” theartsdesk.com
“A compelling song cycle woven around the location of Woodstock. A thoughtful, sonically dense return.” Shindig! Magazine... the latest!
“Gloriously sparking folk-rock…one of Americana’s most distinctive and genre defining bands.” AmericanaUK
“Recharged and reinvigorated, they are ready to take on the world… There is a sense of liberation in the music. No one is holding them back any longer.” Folk Radio UK
