Bin Idris – Bin Idris

Preview Track: Calm Water 

Gloom-folk-churning singer/songwriter Haikal Azizi’s eponymous, seminal debut full-length as Bin Idris. The album is not a complete departure from his initial guitar-driven approach from his contemplative blues/psychedelia “Mahabharata” days, with old songs such as “Laylat Al-Qadr” and and “Calm Water” included in the track listing among then-new ones.

Staff Comments: 

“Can we call something from 2016 a classic already? This album can be qualified as one down the line (If not now), it sparked something else in the industry, a wave of folk releases followed after Bin Idris’s self titled album, none can match the magic and prowess of Haikal Azizi.”