Zlye Kukly is a Russian neofolk project which has Jerusalem as homebase. Although all lyrics are sung in Russian, this release is very enjoyable to listen to and this is mostly because the vocals are very strong and it has excellent flute- and guitar play. This is supplemented with effects and extra sintruments, such as strings. The songs are mostly dark in character and breathe an atmosphere which is musically situated in between neofolk, traditional folk and klezmer and psychedelic folkrock. Strange Tomorrow is the first official cd debut of Zlye Kukly after several private cd-r releases. Because the titles of the songs have also been printed in English language in the booklet it is a bit easier to create images with the music.   Many songs have an atmosphere of their own and tell little stories that almost start to get alive thanks to the different spheres and sounds. Band leader Fred Adra himself describes the music as ‘soundtracks to children horror movies with pirate romantics’. It is not surprising when you hear that Fred Adra has won a prestigious prize in Russia with his child literature. On Strange Tomorrow it is really the very strong vocals from Fred Adra beside the instrumentation, which ensures Zlye Kukly is a folk project that actually stands out.   ‘He Walks Along the Seashore’, ‘Towers’, ‘The Touch Me Not City’, ‘Mad Theater’ and ‘At The End of Days’ are all very imaginative tracks, which I personally can recommend. Strange Tomorrow is a very imaginative folk release.