Esben and the Witch is an indie rock trio from Brighton, England. The band … Read Full Bio ↴Esben and the Witch is an indie rock trio from Brighton, England. The band members are Rachel Davies, Daniel Copeman and Thomas Fisher. They named themselves after a Danish fairytale.

Since forming in Brighton in 2008, Esben and the Witch have had just a few releases behind them including "Lucia, at the Precipice" from February 2010 - and have had positive press support from NME, Pitchfork Media and The Guardian, plus experience of concerts alongside Warpaint, The xx, Wild Beasts, Foals and The Big Pink.

In May 2010 the band contributed to the London edition of The Creators Project, warping one of 33's tracks, "Corridors", into an eighteen-minute soundscape to soundtrack artist Karl Sadler's lit forest installation.

On October 19th 2010 it was revealed that the band were nominated for a Q Award as "next big thing", pipped to the post by Clare Maguire at the Awards on October 25. The following day Matador Records announced the band's debut album Violet Cries is to be released in January/February 2011.

The band were included in the BBC Sound of 2011 poll long-list, announced December 7th.

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Esben and the Witch Lyrics

We have lyrics for these tracks by Esben and the Witch:

(abstract) The swans begin to bellow, Bellies full of pearls, Screaming…
Argyria These strange metallic voices Gleaming white and breeding li…
Bathed In Light We bathed in light From the mind of our God We bathed…
Blood Teachings I think I'm beginning to hear the teachings of my…
Chorea I found ? the fingers start to twitch The blood is…
Deathwaltz A semblance of truth, this semblance of me Strikes such a…
Despair Take off your clothes And give them to me. Put on my…
Dig Your Fingers In As the clouds drew, so the rains came turning the…
Eumenides These good hearts Are falling fast With these black marks …

Iceland Spar Intrepid heart, a daunting task All eyes on the paler path …
Light Streams You and I have become entwined Where the calcium meets the…
Marching Song In a wilderness of foggy thoughts Battling with your minds r…
Press Heavenwards! Slowly grows This crowd of beasts A wild throng With home…
Putting Down the Prey Cut in two, Slice right through This puppy's fat, From g…
Shimmering Shapes melt in the air The horizon becomes a tear You cut…
Slow Wave I saw myself soundly sleeping Supine, divine, lost in dream…
Smashed to Pieces in the Still of the Night We locked a steely gaze That made us shiver. Caged in the…
Swans The swans begin to bellow, Bellies full of pearls, Screami…
The Fall of Glorieta Mountain I thought I saw you by the side, Illuminating foreign clime…
The Jungle Through the thicket's vines A damp web sprawls, the insects…
Those Dreadful Hammers Can you hear the clanking of the hammers? Resound, resound…
Warpath These eyes see carmine through concrete masks Amid fantasies…
When That Head Splits Poured away into a shallow Pool of oils, spilling colours …
Wooden Star Your eyes look heavy, let them fall, gain your strength I'l…

Yellow Wood Show me back to the path, Where the ground has…

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