Head of Wantastiquet is the alter ego of Paul Labrecque, an American songwriter now residing in Belgium. Historically, aesthetically, and sonically, his new album under the HOW moniker bears the mark of American primitivism. It s a mix of psychedelic banjo hymns, apocalyptic space folk, and incredible drugged-out soul-whispers. It layers banjos, guitars, and smoke as though they were shimmering veins of black pearls, pulsing against the scarlet dawn. Head of Wantastiquet manages to take a conceptual precept as dark as life itself, and invest it with an inner glow that churns our own black hearts like butter.