Long-time since we heard from one of the secret jewels of the Fonal family, Niko Matti-Atti’s Kiila. Kiila manage to channel so much of what was great about classic 1st generation acid folk and communal psych without ever sounding particularly reverent, balancing delicate, spidery arrangements with moments of supreme heaviness and Velvets-style drone. The vocals here are great, massed voices hovering over a weave of strings. Indeed, the violin playing kinda colours most of the album, with a bold, raggedy style that brings to mind The Dirty Three. When they kick in – and the studio sound really adds to the ‘weight’ of the group – they have a proto-monolithic style that’s almost comparable to the Silence-era greats but it’s the moments of low-level space whispering form and weird webs of electro-acoustic confusion, super intimate in their construction and understated in their appeal - that will keep you coming back. Kiila were kind of the secret stars of Subcurrent’s Finnish night back in the day and it’s great to hear from them again.