Bog Witch casts a spell with a stripped back Folk lullaby, "Dream Birds"
With Dream Birds, Bog Witch delivers a song that feels less like a single and more of a journal entry in the best way possible. Clocking in at a fleeting two and a half minutes, the track moves quietly but deliberately, unfolding as a surreal folk lullaby that invites listeners to lean in, lower the lights and listen closely. It’s a piece of pure atmosphere and intention, gentle on the surface yet carrying an undercurrent of beauty from beginning to end.
Rooted in the storytelling lineage of early folk and artists who blur the lines between myth, the song drifts through a dreamscape. The imagery feels symbolic rather than literal, evoking cycles of transformation, watchfulness, and quiet reckoning. She doesn’t explain the dream, she lets it breathe, trusting the listener to break down her poetic lyricism. Ultimately, its restraint gives the song the power, allowing the story to feel both deeply personal and strangely universal.
Instrumentally, the track is fairly striking in its simplicity. Built almost entirely around ukulele and voice, with a very minor synth pad creating some texture, the arrangement resists going overboard. Every sound feels intentional and every pause is meaningful. The sparseness creates space for emotion to surface, drawing attention to those subtle shifts in melody. It’s stripped back without feeling bare and honestly, anything else added might take away from the pureness that the song gives off.
Her vocals are undoubtedly the song’s emotional anchor. Bog Witch sings with a presence that feels human in the most literal sense. You can hear the room around her, the small imperfections, the breath between lines. Rather than polishing these details away with an overproduction, she embraces them, giving the performance a quality that feels brutally honest.
Behind the Bog Witch moniker is Wendy DuMond, a songwriter shaped by wide landscapes and quiet spaces. Born in Montana, raised in Oklahoma, and artistically forged in the South, her music carries the weight of those geographies. You can hear it in the patience of her phrasing, the way silence is allowed to speak, and the subtle tension between tendernese. Her background in folk, Americana, and art-pop converges here into something uniquely her own. Though of course those influences come through, it’s safe to say that she’s still crafted something that is so uniquely her own!
In an era of maximalism, Bog Witch chooses restraint, a choice that’s fully high risk, but the end result is perfection. It’s emotional, lyrically potent, and quietly brave, a lush nighttime listen that reveals more the closer you get. We loved everything about it and we know you will too. So please, click those links below to listen in, follow along, and of course to stay tuned for more in the works.
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