The Willard Grant Conspiracy were formed in 1996 as a loose collective of some of Boston s finest musicians. The band call their music swamp noir , but what this really means that their music resonates with gothic simplicity.
Edgy strings sit with broken voices while a lonesome guitar picks out an enigmatic melody.
The Willard Grant Conspiracy could be described as Low-Fi Country with a noir twist. The band s first album for Slow Rivers Records Flying Low was released in 1998 to rave reviews. Their new album called Mojave has just been released. The Sunday Times described the record as chiming mandolins, swampy strings and a voice that sound like a young Nick Cave . Hot Press gave the album a whopping ten dice review.