ARTIST: Wilderness of Tekoa
TITLE: The Skies Pale in Comparison
LABEL: Northern Records
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 207kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 48m total
RELEASE DATE: 2006-06-00
RIP DATE: 2006-07-23
Track List
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1. Elevate 4:09
2. Poetry 4:10
3. Slow Down The Trend (If I) 4:03
4. Spiders 3:08
5. Midnight Lights 5:09
6. Your Place In The Ground 4:38
7. Love & Hate 3:53
8. Asleep 3:19
9. The Least Of These 4:36
10. One At A Time 3:19
11. Sunbeam 3:44
12. Teach Me To Break 3:58
Release Notes:
http://www.tekoamusic.com/
http://www.myspace.com/wildernessoftekoa
http://www.northernrecords.com/
Taking their name from the Old Testament battlegrounds from which they have
gained inspiration, Wilderness of Tekoa is a band made up of five musicians from
West Palm Beach, Florida with very different musical tastes who have come
together to make their stand on the world stage.
Sean Scott (drums), Lonnie Lawson (bass), Nic DiPace (vocals and guitar), and
Ryan Antolino (guitar) formed Wilderness of Tekoa in 2004, with Phillip Pattison
(keyboards) later joining the band to complete the current lineup. After just
over a year of writing, recording, and playing live, Tekoa had put together an
independent EP and a live show that was beginning to attract attention. In that
time, they won The Hard Rock CafΘ sponsored, Battle of the Bands in Ft.
Lauderdale, they were chosen to play 103.1 The Buzz FMs Bake Sale with Staind
and My Chemical Romance, and played 88.1 Way FMs Boonaducious Festival with Toby
Mac and Audio Adrenaline. These high-profile events led to discussions with both
independent and major labels impressed by their mature songwriting and
passionate vocal delivery reminiscent of U2 and Coldplay.
In the spring of 2006, Wilderness of Tekoa signed with Northern Records and
began intense work on their debut, The Skies Pale in Comparison, and prepared to
embark on their first national tour that will take them from coast to coast and
back again over a period of two and a half months.
The Skies Pale in Comparison was recorded by the band in Florida and mixed by
Andrew D. Prickett (Kevin Max, The Violet Burning, and The Lassie Foundation) at
Northern Records. The band cites a wide range of influences that have
contributed to the sound of this record. Lonnie cites Americana, Ryan has a
strictly indie diet, Nic loves Coldplay and Death Cab for Cutie, Sean
appreciates everything from Sigur Ros to 30 Seconds to Mars, and Philip loves
the Foo Fighters. These varied influences lead to performances that can
effortlessly move from tenderness to aggression without it feeling contrived.
Lyrically, the record is driven by vocalist Nic DiPace and drummer Sean Scott.
One of the most emotionally stirring tracks on the record, the song Your Place
in the Ground, goes straight to the heart of infidelity in the home and the
impact it has on a child dealing with the emotional fallout. In the song Asleep,
the line Will we all find sleep if we loose it all for nothing? describes the
need for faith in a way that hits close to home for the members of the band. We
are giving up every material possession in our lives and what we all know, for
something that may or may not give us any rewards that we can see or touch. The
defining theme emerges in the track called Sunbeam. The lines Oh who am I, this
breath of fading mist? Where do I stand on this speck of heaven's dust? . . .
The cosmic deaf into the listening speak of how we are so small in relation to
the known universe and the awe that is felt when considering the magnitude of
the Creator of it all. According to the band, It is a simple song about our awe
of Him.
Explaining the title of the record, the band says, We recently found the Hubble
website with all the images they've captured, some of which just blew our minds.
And even still, we just think that The Skies Pale in Comparison to who He is,
and who we are in Him.