Raised by a Welsh activist mom and a Cornish poet father, Gwenno Mererid Saunders has turn out to be a one-woman Celtic revival over her two earlier albums, 2014’s Welsh-language Y Dydd Olafand 2018’s all-Cornish Le Kov. Utilizing slinky synth-pop backings, each fuse language, panorama and id, by turns offended and playful.
Tresor continues in the same however extra completed vein, setting layers of Gwenno’s ethereal vocals towards preparations that slip between the polished pop of Ardamm and psych-folk explorations akin to Males An Toll, a soundscape for a trio of standing stones at Land’s Finish. As typical, Gwenno’s companion, multi-instrumentalist Rhys Edwards, stays on the manufacturing controls, however that is very a lot a collaborative effort. Although NYCAW (Nid yw Cymru ar Werth – Wales is Not for Sale) flies the flag for her homeland, the remainder of Tresor is rendered in Cornish. Whereas sometimes confrontational – “The place is your mom tongue?” it calls for at one level – its songs are predominantly introspective and allusive, drawing on nature (Kan Me celebrates the Might hawthorn) and on Gwenno’s latest entrance into motherhood. An formidable album (it comes with an 8mm movie and a number of other quirky movies) from a singular artist.
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