Over the next several years, wye oak continued to dominate the indie rock world with hits like civilian and 18 miles out, and their consistent touring has earned them countless fans worldwide. Their highly anticipated third album civilian is beyond poignant, with jenn wasner and andy stack moving. Filmed by mike oleary and dl anderson edited by owen lang show less. Wye oak wrote what became civilian between december of 2009 and july of.
Civilian is a kind of 21stcentury folk music, imbued with dense. Wye oak announced a tour a few weeks ago which will be stopping at local 506 in chapel hill on saturday, march 12. March 7 on city slang in europe wye oak wrote what became civilian between december of 2009 and july of 2010. Wye oak home welcome about tour music video contact merch. Stream wye oak civilian by city slang from desktop or your mobile device. Up until the release of 2011s album civilian, the indie rock duo of wye oak released two albums and one ep of solid, wellcrafted indie rock. As civilian builds to the point of nearimplosion, singer jenn wasner. T he third album from wye oak boasts many of the same dreampop textures deployed by fellow baltimore boygirl duo beach house, but theirs is a more varied sound, with greater use of light and. The wye oak join singles are out now on merge records. Join songkick to track wye oak and get concert alerts when they play near you.
Includes unlimited streaming of civilian via the free bandcamp app, plus high quality download in mp3, flac and more. Wye oak in concert together, baltimores jenn wasner and andy stack form one of the moodiest and most grippingly emotional bands to emerge in recent years. Similar to wye oak civilian, but this has record technology incorporated information in the runouts. More than that, the lp is a rare, detailed chronicle of the process a group goes through as it attempts to tweak its voice.
Download this track for free on genre indie, pop comment by aimy the nostalgia here omg. So a few days ago i pick up their new album and quickly realized it is quite a diversion from their old material. Civilian pushes wye oak to the head of the nushoegaze pack with a record as blissed out as it is maudlin, as rootsy and tough as it is fey and introspective. The duo of singerguitarist jenn wasner and drummerkeyboardist andy stack took their name from a symbolic 460yearold tree in their home state of maryland. Oh recourse our nature is a force so, cut it at the source and go a life without remorse ill obey though i am afraid of what it is to be alone awake and happiest.
Wye oaks surprise album tween consequence of sound. Civilian is the third studio album by indie band wye oak. Hear and download their concert, originally a live npr music webcast from. Wye oak tickets wye oak concert tickets and tour dates. Includes unlimited streaming of civilian via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more.
Despite this newfound uncertainty, the two bandmates embraced their physical distance, passing ideas back and forth, allowing new work to. Civilian is the most concise and compelling example of wye oaks artistry, unafraid to leap into the depths of sorrow, heartbreak and melancholy, but without losing their sense of adventure and humor. Built around the husky vocals and biting guitars of jenn wasner and the steady backbeat of andy stack, they trod upon familiar ground. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Also, an exclusively designed tshirt will be bundled with the album for those that preorder the record in the merge store. But after two years of constant touring with civilian, they landed on. If wye oak were cocooning inside their baltimore hometown, their latest album.
The songs are, as a whole, about aloneness the positive kind, loneliness the horrible kind, moving on, and letting go of people, places, and things, lyricistguitarist jenn. Jenn wasner and andy stack return with their third album, civilian. The louder i call, the faster it runs is surely the butterfly of their labour with songs that metamorphose from rockheavy, to synthrock fusion, closing with acoustic tracks reminiscent of civilian, their latest album is a rollercoaster for the senses. Called tween, the record isnt exactly the next step in the bands musical evolution, with all of the tracks written and subsequently scrapped between the groups 2011 record, civilian, and its 2014 lp, shriek. In this performance, the group performed old favorites, with a few new surprises. As they have often over the course of six albums, wye oak take a simple notion and turn it into. Baltimore duo wye oaks civilian comes out march 8, and is their third album they have two previous lps and one ep.
Jenn wasner and andy stack of wye oak have spent most of their lives in baltimore, md. Lifer and you of all people are stand out tracks in their own. For their the louder i call, the faster it runs tour during the spring of 2018, wye oak added bassist william. Assured under our fanprotect guarantee, fans can buy and sell their wye oak tickets safely and securely on. Their third album, civilian, was released in march 2011 by merge in the us. Many of the tracks begin with the spotlight placed squarely on jenns smooth, subtle, yet powerfully sultry vocals, only to have the mood tempered by distorted guitar riffs and resonating percussion. The album is available for preorder now at itunes with an instant download of the first single the tower. Wye oak civilian 2011, rti pressing, vinyl discogs. Somewhat surprisingly, spiral comes off an adult swim compilation, the third release in a series of singles that have so far included unknown mortal orchestra and the hives. Download the somber, yet explosive title track from civilian below where youll also find the complete track list. Civilian, an album by wye oak on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Adobe flash player version 9 or above is required to play this audio clip. Wye oak civilian by city slang published on 20101208t12.
It was released on march 8, 2011, by merge records in the united states and city slang in europe the a. You may have first heard their music on tv shows like the walking dead and being human, or you may have been lucky enough to see them live at various. Wye oak is an american indie rock duo from baltimore, maryland, united states, composed of. Wye oak is an american indie rock duo from baltimore, maryland, united states, composed of andy stack drums, keyboards, backup vocals and jenn wasner vocals, guitars and bass. Wye oak wrote what became civilian between december of 2009 and july of 2010. The band is currently on tour for its 2011 album civilian, one of npr musics picks for the best of last year.
Deciding to selfproduce their third effort civilian, wasner and stack took their sound to new heights, revelling in their artistic freedom. Scrobble songs to get recommendations on tracks, albums, and artists youll love. Wye oak tickets, 2020 concert tour dates ticketmaster. On march 8, merge will release wye oaks third album, civilian on cd, lp and digital download.
I am nothing without pretend i know my faults cant live with them i am nothing without a man i know my thoughts but i cant hide them. So, like many of you fans of this band, i fell in love with civilian and the knot. Wasner sings lead vocals and plays electric or acoustic guitar, while stack plays both. But after two years of constant touring with civilian, they landed on opposite sides of the country with an unforeseeable future ahead.
On this, their third fulllength, wye oaks tendency to smack listeners with giant, unannounced surges of distortion has been tempered. I tend to pull out wye oaks 2011 release civilian for all sorts of listening occasions, so to see a new single coming from the baltimorebased duo got me pretty excited. News wye oak extend spring civilian tour february 7, 2011 wye oak are gearing up for the release of their highly anticipated third album civilian with tour dates both here and abroad. Home welcome about tour music video contact merch walk soft 2020 walk soft. I still keep my baby teeth in the bedside table with my jewelry you still sleep in the bed with me. Civilian licensed to youtube by wmg, zebralution, merlin mergerecords on behalf of merge records. Wye oak civilian by city slang free listening on soundcloud. I am nothing without pretend i know my thoughts cant live with them i am nothing without a man i know my faults but i cant hide them i still keep my baby teeth in a. I am nothing without pretend i know my thoughts cant live with them i am nothing without a man i kn. Wasner and stack have been playing music together and apart in baltimore, md, and chose their name from the honorary state tree of maryland. Fusing introspective songwriting with vivid polyrhythmic indie rock and pop, wye oak emerged from baltimores underground scene in the mid2000s to acclaim on both sides of the atlantic.
Their sound has been described as earnest folkinfluenced indie rock with touches of noise and dream pop as well as indie folk. Find similar artists to wye oak and discover new music. Wye oak announces more tour dates, bowery ballroom show. The songs are, as a whole, about aloneness the positive kind, loneliness the horrible kind, moving on, and letting go of people, places, and things, lyricistguitarist jenn wasner reveals.