Finnish folk fiends KORPIKLAANI to drop their 10th studio effort, Kulkija (“wanderer”), on Sept. 7 through Nuclear Blast and have just debuted the album’s lead single, ‘Kotikonnut.’
The title is Finnish for ‘Homestead’ and opens with simple yet majestic accordion melody set against a more rigid background of chugging chords. Stripping away the energy as the verse comes in, the song gets reduced to drums, bass and vocals with a touch of the aforementioned accordion buried in the mix, offering a delicate melodic sense underneath it all that builds into an explosive moment.