Wooden Shjips / Back To Land
Album: Back To Land   Collection:General
Artist:Wooden Shjips   Added:Nov 2013
Label:Thrill Jockey Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2013-11-21 Pull Date: 2014-01-31
Week Ending: Jan 19 Jan 12 Jan 5 Dec 29 Dec 22 Dec 15 Dec 8 Dec 1
Airplays: 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 5

Recent Airplay
1. Aug 02, 2014: The Proselytizer Radio News Hour
Everybody Knows
4. Jan 14, 2014: late night dryer
Ruins
2. Jan 17, 2014: The Songsmith Show
Ruins
5. Jan 07, 2014: Meow After Midnight: The Best Of 2013
Back To Land
3. Jan 16, 2014: Stringless Balloon
Servants
6. Jan 01, 2014: Meow
Ruins

Album Review
Your Imaginary Friend
Reviewed 2013-11-16
Local new psyche. 4th album (?) as their sound matures into their own. Gone are the blatant nods to Neu, Krautrock, replaced with their unique distinct bubbly dancy driving fuzzy woozy sound. Stripped down vocs buried in subtle echo. Each song has a tasty guitar lead, a fun jam. See also side project Moon Duo, other locals Lumerians, and the new Gnod. Choose any.

1) (5:18) bright, upbeat
2) (5:15) swingy beat, fun
3) (3:54) driving, Neu’ish
4) (5:26) slower, more of a mid paced ballad feel
5) (5:10) upbeat, bouncy
6) (5:24) triplety driving, swirling
7) (6:09) more along their old style – dark fuzzy maraca sultry rhythmic
8) (5:19) a strummy almost cutesy feel, different, melodic, good near-indie pop

Track Listing
1. Back To Land   5. In The Roses
2. Ruins   6. Other Stars
3. Ghouls   7. Servants
4. These Shadows   8. Everybody Knows