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Artist: Wye Oak
Album: Civilian
Label: Merge
Playtime: 38:40 min
Genre: Indie
URL:
Rip date: 2011-02-23
Street date: 2011-03-08
Size: 58.52 MB
Type: Normal
Quality: 199 kbps / 4410kHz / Joint Stereo
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We put the third album from Baltimore duo Wye Oak on our honorable mention
list of most anticipated releases of 2011. Some other details to help that
anticipation: Though theyÆve handled production themselves in the past, Wye
Oak brought in engineer John Congleton ù who has produced/engineered/mixed
for Modest Mouse, St. Vincent, Shearwater, The Thermals, and Swan Lake ù to
help out this time. (They also brought in outside help for their My
Neighbor/My CreatorEP, out earlier this year). According to the band, using
Congleton ôà gave us a chance to step back and see the big picture, whereas
on previous recordings we got embroiled in the technical details.ö Wye Oak
promise songs about aloneness and loneliness on Civilian, and on the title
track I mostly hear the former. Singer Jenn WasnerÆs voice conveys a lot of
strength before she gives up the second half of the song to Andy StackÆs
stacks of blistered guitar, organ, and whip-like percussion.
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01. Two Small Deaths ( 3:50)
02. The Alter ( 3:42)
03. Holy Holy ( 4:35)
04. Dog Eyes ( 3:24)
05. Civilian ( 3:40)
06. Fish ( 4:49)
07. Plains ( 3:45)
08. Hot As Day ( 3:50)
09. We Were Wealth ( 4:38)
10. Doubt ( 2:27)
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