The Accidental's There Were Wolves

My other review at Pure Music this month was of a new side project from Sam Genders of Tunng and Stephen Cracknell of the Memory Band, two immensely talented guys who, as it happens, complement each other well.Here's the beginning, follow the jump for more:The Accidental There Were Wolves (Thrill Jockey)In their separate ways, Stephen Cracknell (also of the Memory Band) and Sam Genders (also of Tunng) have long explored the boundaries between folk and other genres. Cracknell's Memory Band follows fairly traditional folk melodies and instrumentation, but he is not afraid to slip a Carly Simon cover or an old R&B song into the mix. Tunng adds a shaker or two of electronic experimentation to its pristine folk melodies, and with Bullets, the band turned noticeably toward the pop side of things. So when the two of them get together, as in the Accidental, you can expect folk elements but not folk songs, pop melodies but not exactly pop songs. More here: http://www.puremusic.com/86a.htmlIf you like Tunng at all, I don't see how you can fail to see the charms of the semi-title track, "Wolves," but you tell me.