Artist.......: The Wheat Pool
Album........: Hauntario
Label........: Shameless Records
Genre........: Indie
Catnr........: SHR1025
Source.......: CDDA
Rip.date.....: Dec-08-2009
Str.date.....: Oct-06-2009
Quality......: VBR/44.1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: www.thewheatpool.com
track title time
01. This Is It 04:33
02. Lefty 05:03
03. Right Arm 04:48
04. I'm Not Here 03:45
05. Too Far Apart 03:20
06. Evangeline 04:28
07. One Of These Nights 04:36
08. Nervous Bird 03:28
09. Italy 03:55
10. Selfish Guns 05:27
11. Two Far Apart 04:01
Runtime 47:24 min
Size 62,8 MB
Release Notes:
For a band frequently described as ædriving musicÆ,
collisions would be something to steer clear of. However,
the formula for a new record seemed ironically hidden
inside the collision of many opposing forces.
Hauntario is the sophomore recording by this western
Canadian indie-alt-country band, an evolved collection of
songs brimming with the layered tensions of their lives,
played out between albums.
The record itself was named for two colliding concepts
that continued to bubble to the surface. Robb Angus tells
us ôFrom the very beginning, the first songs possessed a
haunting quality, dark subject matter and melodies that
wouldnÆt get out of our heads.ö Guitarist Glen Erickson
adds, ôOntario wouldnÆt go away, as a lyric, as a
destination, or as the home base in our industry. For a
western band it remains a necessary evil, a difficult
girlfriend to win over, yet on a different level it
possessed
so much of what we love about our country.ö Both ideas
worked, and the concept crystallized on a recent eastern
tour, while the album was being mixed.
Despite entertaining numerous production options,
Hauntario was made with the same production team that
helped TWP achieve ôTownshipö, their 2007 debut, which
carved an immediate niche with fans and radio for its
unique song-writing and amped-up canadiana. (Earshot
top50, CBC Radio 3 top10)
Hauntario continues where ôTownshipö left off, with
noticeable alternations between the brothersÆ songs,
dynamic exchanges between swells and whispers, rock and
roots. The familiar influences remain, while more obvious
impressions made by current indie flavours have put their
mark on the new songs. Pedal steel, organ and piano
continue to wash around the bandÆs foundational guitar-
driven delivery, with the signature blend of vocals taking
a greater share of the spotlight.