Jim Ghedi - Wasteland

Released 14th March 2025

On his new album Wasteland, Jim Ghedi has created something huge. Intense, brooding, bold, at times apocalyptic, and remarkably vast. A profoundly bold sonic statement that is some of the most rich, far-reaching and ambitious work that Ghedi has created to date - pushing the boundaries of what folk music can be in 2025.

Wasteland is a record that is unafraid to plunge into the darkness of the modern world and embrace the weirder, edgier and more unnerving moments that come from doing so. It is an album that captures all the enormity of life from the micro to the macro, zooming in on the personalas well reflecting on broader societal issues.

Wasteland is about the idea of a place once known or familiar that is now broken down and unrecognisable, says Ghedi. Its about exploring the process of watching someones surroundings and environment collapse. And within that you have a lot going on. It also explores death