50. WYE OAK - CIVILIANMany compare Wye Oak to my winners of last year, Beach House, in that they play dreamy indie-folk with bodacious hooks. Also they share the same city of Baltimore, Maryland in the good old United States of America. And there are only 2 members in each band.
But where Beach House use gloss and incorporate a full-bodied sound on last years supreme "Teen Dream;" Wye Oak exploit a rootsy, here-and-now texture. Take the opening song "Two Small Deaths" and the listener is stepping right into a room of conversation and clatter, maybe a diner or cafe. The transportation into this space is sealed for the duration of this record and it only took a few seconds. Great execution. Like magic.
I feel very substantial and sheltered when I listen to this. When it's pissing it down with rain outside or I've had a bit of a brandy night, I'll spin it in the morning. It really picks me up. The pacing is overall quite steady, but "Civilian" does contain some absolute treasures like the title track that powers through with absolute tumbledown, knowing exactly what it wants to say.
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