IANAI
Otherworldly pagan-folk from not-so-secretive multi-national collective
WORDS: MATT MILLS
Ianai are all about the mystery – up to a point
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IN SHORT:
SOUNDS LIKE:
Delicate Scandinavian neo-folk with all the ambition and grandeur of heavy metal
FOR FANS OF:
Wardruna, Mercury Circle, Forndom
LISTEN TO:
Savoj Icoil
IANAI WANT TO BE a faceless folk project. The problem is that they’re not very good at anonymity. In their marketing materials, they claim to be the solo venture of a figure called Trevenial: a quasi-mortal multi-instrumentalist. When Hammer requests an interview, the message comes back that Trevenial “does not speak any human language,” so it’s best to chat with their “backing band”.