Wye Oak (née Monarch) is a duo of Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack, formed in mid… Read Full Bio ↴Wye Oak (née Monarch) is a duo of Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack, formed in mid-2006.
Wasner and Stack have been playing music together and apart in Baltimore, MD, and chose their name from the honorary state tree of Maryland. If Children is the culmination of many months of recording, polishing and perfecting to achieve what Any Given Tuesday best described as, “. .. . mingling in a room full of shoegaze, alt-country, folk, and noise, shaking hands, kissing cheeks, and making friends with everyone.” If Children is an exuberant debut – noisy and restrained in turn, Wye Oak describe their philosophy: "We'd like to think that if a song is good enough, it'll stand on its own regardless of how much noise you pile on top. On the other hand, we do like noise." Listen, and we think you will have to agree!
The droll tone and fleeting sweetness of a Yo La Tengo are cut into the more deeply textural concerns of shoegaze in the Baltimore group's work. It's an interesting alignment, given the contrast in senses of humor. But Wye Oak successfully shed tonnage from the latter without losing potency.
Wasner and Stack have been playing music together and apart in Baltimore, MD, and chose their name from the honorary state tree of Maryland. If Children is the culmination of many months of recording, polishing and perfecting to achieve what Any Given Tuesday best described as, “. .. . mingling in a room full of shoegaze, alt-country, folk, and noise, shaking hands, kissing cheeks, and making friends with everyone.” If Children is an exuberant debut – noisy and restrained in turn, Wye Oak describe their philosophy: "We'd like to think that if a song is good enough, it'll stand on its own regardless of how much noise you pile on top. On the other hand, we do like noise." Listen, and we think you will have to agree!
The droll tone and fleeting sweetness of a Yo La Tengo are cut into the more deeply textural concerns of shoegaze in the Baltimore group's work. It's an interesting alignment, given the contrast in senses of humor. But Wye Oak successfully shed tonnage from the latter without losing potency.
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Wye Oak Lyrics
A Lawn to Mow Grew up in the smoggiest of towns A dirty haze where…
Archaic Smile Sculptor, never leave my side And expose this empty smile Co…
Family Glue I am family glue Leaving a legacy of tell-me-to Behavior mad…
I Don't Feel Young I don't feel young I don't feel scared I'm in control I am…
If Children Were Wishes If children were wishes, My mother spent hers on impossible…
Keeping Company Are you deserving Sweet simple being? I look for learning Yo…
Obituary Writing your obituary long before your life has ended Rememb…
Orchard Fair When all the leaves Are turning brown I know I'll see Them h…
Please Concrete I can please concrete by walking But you're not hearing What…
Regret The floor will all cave in at ten o'clock My tired…