From Bat for Lashes to Wild Beasts, pop's love affair with paganism has blossomed into a musical harvestThe day before his wedding my father asked me to sew an acorn on to the hem of his shirt. The shirt was red. The wedding was rainbow-coloured. There was a fire pit involved. As you can imagine, paganism is to me what a drunk uncle dancing is to others: far too closely associated with your parents and their embarrassing friends to be considered even remotely cool. Imagine my surprise, then, whe...
Guardian Music — From Bat for Lashes to Wild Beasts, pop's love affair with paganism has blossomed into a musical harvestThe day before his wedding my father asked me to sew an acorn on t... more info