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Musk Ox - Inheritance

  Musk Ox are a chamber folk neo-classical trio formed by Nathanael Larochette, Raphael Weinroth-Browne and Evan Runge, who write haunting compositions for classical guitar, cello and violin.  Instrumental but lyrical, sweet yet melancholy, the trio's use of classical acoustic instruments provides a connection to traditional music and yet the compositions feel modern and fresh, with influences felt from heavier styles of music. Inheritance is their latest release from July 2021 ( available here on bandcamp ) since releasing Woodfall in 2014, but the individual members are all prolific artists in their own right and in other group projects - suffice to say that there is a significant rabbit hole of related and fulfilling material to sink your teeth into from these artists. The trio have recently released a music video for the album closing track, Weightless ( link here ), shot in Ottawa's Arboretum near the Central Experimental Farm, a truly fitting setting for the expansive and