Lower Dens
Twin Hand Movement

Lower Dens is Jana Hunter plus band. Hunter, you’ll recall, was part of the nu-weird folk scene and featured on the Banhart-curated ‘Golden Apples of...

Jana Hunter’s first two albums, on Devendra Banhart and Andy Cabic’s label Gnomonsong, were a beguiling mixture of whimsy, philosophy, sadness, and dr...

Lower Dens - Twin Hand MovementKnown for her introspective, atmospheric music, Jana Hunter’s previous output has erred on the side of the experimental...

I always return to Texas. It’s a huge state, and full of bands and artists that somehow end up being mentioned at least once a week. No, it’s not one ...

I wasn’t aware of Jana Hunter or any of her musical output prior to forming Lower Dens, but this seems to be the obligatory catch-up. Texan born but n...

Once upon a time, acid-folk singer-songwriter Jana Hunter needed a backup band for her solo tour; the ensemble gelled so well together that Hunter pen...

The debut album from this Baltimore-based band led by Jana Hunter (who previously released a couple of solo albums of dark psych-folk) is an excellent...

An artist like Jana Hunter can be at an immense disadvantage. Upon Devendra Banhart “discovering” her in 2005, the Baltimore-by-way-of-Houston musicia...

Baltimore’s Lower Dens are built around the songwriting and voice of frontwoman Jana Hunter, known to many for her early association with Devendra Ban...

With Lower Dens, we find Jana Hunter distancing herself from the freak-folk label and associations, and with wonderful results. The band’s first full-...