A. Wolf & Her Claws with Brute Heart

Moonlighting of late in Dessa’s band, Aby Wolf returns to center stage to promote the self-titled debut of her group A. Wolf & Her Claws. Wolf added layers of electronic grooves and trip-hoppy tones to folk-poet songs originally commissioned by the Cedar’s nonprofit arm. Comparisons to Poliça fit hypno-rockers such as “Rise Anew,” while there’s more of an eccentric, Björk-like quality in such tunes as “Pluto.” Wolf feeds well off the meaty groove of her band, featuring drummer Joey Van Phillips (Mystery Palace), keyboardist Linnea Mohn (Rogue Valley) and electronics wiz Jesse Whitney. Chris Riemenschneider