For more than half a decade, Thijs Kuijken has been the creative force behind folk/slowcore-collective I Am Oak. Kuijken’s music harnesses this amazing imaginative power. Thanks in large part to his restful lilted voice and painterly lyricism, which often refers to natural phenomena. I Am Oak’s subdued and warm ambience is often underpinned by more purging, crepuscular aesthetics. The band continues to revel in a sound that’s undeniably theirs. The group’s latest album Our Blood is arguably their most moving, sonically rich thus far, gifting the listener a plaintive, deep-cutting meditation on loss, going astray and spiritual repossession.