An album involving an extended version of ‘Der Erlkönig’, Goethe’s hallucinatory treatment of child death, is unlikely to make for easy listening – especially, you might argue, if it’s made by a 54-year-old transgender former tree-feller and high-rise harpist with a voice somewhere between Shirley Temple and Tom Waits. But this Will Oldham-produced collection of cackled monologues, sinister show tunes and bewitching ballads is as vivid and original as they come.
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