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When asked to classify the genre his music belonged to in his first Australian radio interview, the prodigal singer and amateur swimmer Jeff Buckley identified his own work as ‘degenerate artfag chamber-core’. Newcastle band Huskarl bears few similarities to Jeff Buckley however when confronted with the dilemma of classifying artistically driven rock music in an age when ‘indie’ could mean anything and ‘IDM’ is apparently a genre, we feel that Mr. Buckley’s response goes quite a way to expressing our fearful disdain of the question. We feel that a better question to ask (and what may indeed be the question you are already asking) is ‘Why would I listen to this band?’ The answer to that question is easy – Huskarl plays intricate, thoughtful and emotive music without alienating or confusing people. Sets can swing from heavy, haunting rock to 6/8 beats and clarinets, with songs held together by the distinct styles brought by each musician. We have a Djent loving classical guitarist on