DotM Single Reviews

March 2019: Single Review by Hysteria (Tess) "Despite its historical loftiness there’s a very timeless quality to this track; in a similar way to singers like Florence, with her allusions to archaic religion mixed with thoughts on modern life, this music could have come from any enlightened time and all that would change would be the drums. This is true of the lyrics as well, which could just as easily describe modern-day mannerisms of gaslighting and abuse as it could relay the sexism of the past

October 2018: Single Review by Eternal Muse of Music (Horses): "Death Of the Maiden's latest track, Horses, delivers a most haunting, gripping, delightfully melodic and powerful song...Dark and rich in tone, with clear acoustic elements, deep, full percussive sounds, and soft eerie female vocals ringing out like an ancient poet.

September 2018: Single Review by Nightshift Magazine (Horses): "In March, the release of Death of the Maiden’s debut single ‘Soldier’ was greeted by Nightshift as the birth of something very special and an eventful summer further forward, ‘Horses’ provides another significant step on a path to potential greatness

September 2018: Single Review by The Revue (Horses):"These four Oxford residents make a huge statement with their newest song,“Horses”. It’s clear from the opening to the very last notes that the quartet intend to enrapture and captivate. The dark, bleak, folk-rock approach is paralyzing with the shallow rhythms and the slight stammering of the acoustic guitar. Parsons-Baker, meanwhile, is like an enchantress with her whispery, hollow voice.”

February 2018: Single Review by Nightshift Magazine (Soldier): “Tamara Parsons-Baker is indisputably one of the best singers Oxford has ever produced and here she uses her voice to stunning effect, bringing an almost Brecht like sense of drama to the song, possessed of a clean, soulful clarity with an edge of sorrow that might draw comparisons to Anna Calvi”