LargeHeartedBoy — At Drowned in Sound, members of Esben and the Witch list their favorite film scores. Also at Drowned in Sound, the band's Daniel Copeman shares his love for the music of singer-songwriter Scott Walker. The Guardian reports that Haruki Murakami's... more info

DrownedInSound — Esben & the Witch talked us through their favourite film scores... Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

DrownedInSound — Rachel from Esben & the Witch talks about her relationship with words and her favourite lyricists. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

DrownedInSound — Thomas from Esben & the Witch talks us through the artwork for Violet Cries Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

DrownedInSound — Daniel from Esben & the Witch shares his love for all things Scott Walker... Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — (Matador)The South Downs are made to sound very bleak on this Brighton trio's debut, a wilderness of darkening lakes, swirling mud and other ill portents. But if the usual goth tropes are present and correct, Esben and the Witch twist them into unusu... more info

The Telegraph — This Brighton three-piece are gothic in the truest sense, but for all the doom and gloom invoked, Violet Cries is not an unapproachable album. Rating: * * * * more info

DrownedInSound — Violet Cries is a record of exceptional class and calibre, a band doing things in a comprehensively new way. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — (Matador)This Brighton goth trio were the wild-card of the BBC Sound of 2011 poll. They didn't sound like anything else on the long list, because the crepuscular drama that constitutes their sound has been out of fashion for 25 years. Though Esben ... more info

The Culture Of Me — Moshi Moshi are releasing the new double-A-side single "The Quiet Earth"/"White Horses" from swoon-worthy indie electronic act Trophy Wife on February 28 (via 7" vinyl) and today, Brighton, UK three-piece Esben & The Witch have unveiled an oozing rem... more info