WINTERGARDEN – The New Victorian

Wintergarden is the brainchild of husband and wife duo Miriam and Blake Gardner from Denmark, and The New Victorian is their official debut full-length release. Wintergarden’s brand of “Metal” can best be described as lightly Progressive – it’s not complicated, focusing predominantly on Miriam’s vocals. Miriam doesn’t come through with operatic “power” like many of her female vocalist contemporaries, but she performs well nonetheless, and sings often in a semi-distressed (if not haunting) manner, which causes a bit of mystique to surround Wintergarden. If you like female-fronted bands, then you’ll likely find The New Victorian to be a solid, entertaining album.