Wooden Shjips / V
Album: | V | Collection: | General | |
Artist: | Wooden Shjips | Added: | May 2018 | |
Label: | Thrill Jockey Records |
A-File Activity
Add Date: | 2018-05-30 | Pull Date: | 2018-08-01 |
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Week Ending: | Aug 5 | Jul 29 | Jul 22 | Jul 15 | Jul 8 | Jul 1 | Jun 24 | Jun 17 |
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Airplays: | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
Recent Airplay
1. | Mar 02, 2022: | Some Songs Without Words
Ride On |
4. | Jul 26, 2018: | Homeroom
Eclipse |
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2. | Jan 15, 2020: | Brownian Motion
Ride On |
5. | Jul 26, 2018: | I Like to Dance: Shake Off Your Pants
Staring At The Sun |
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3. | Aug 01, 2018: | Brownian Motion
Eclipse |
6. | Jul 26, 2018: | Magnetized Toner: 3 AM
Eclipse |
Album Review
Your Imaginary Friend
Reviewed 2018-05-30
Reviewed 2018-05-30
Local dream psych band that spearheaded the wave 10 years ago picks up where they left off with new kraut rock infused echoey whispery balms of rock. What makes this band (and spin off Moon Duo) are the hip grinding beats: I concluded years ago that they really are a dance band when it all comes down. Cool organ, tambourines, and fuzzy guitars, wah wah’ed. A sax is introduced in this furthering comparisons to Can. See also locals Lumerians. Delving also into psych pop sentiments of Prefab Messiahs.
1)* (6:23) cool laid back kraut groove, sax appears late, subtle 2) (5:37) swingy sorta doomy bass heavy tone. 3) (5:13) cheery tone to this, floaty and dream poppy, backwards guitar and organ smacks of old Pink Floyd or even Beatles 4) (4:21) guitar strummy, very Prefab Messiahs, upbeat 5) (7:28) sexy upbeat accessible poppy really in its simplicity. 6) (6:03) head nodding rock beat, heavy on the 2 and 4 beat 7) (7:15) slow mindful with Floyd organ, ballady almost
1)* (6:23) cool laid back kraut groove, sax appears late, subtle 2) (5:37) swingy sorta doomy bass heavy tone. 3) (5:13) cheery tone to this, floaty and dream poppy, backwards guitar and organ smacks of old Pink Floyd or even Beatles 4) (4:21) guitar strummy, very Prefab Messiahs, upbeat 5) (7:28) sexy upbeat accessible poppy really in its simplicity. 6) (6:03) head nodding rock beat, heavy on the 2 and 4 beat 7) (7:15) slow mindful with Floyd organ, ballady almost
Track Listing
1. | Eclipse | 4. | Already Gone | |||
2. | In The Fall | 5. | Staring At The Sun | |||
3. | Red Line | 6. | Golden Flower | |||
7. | Ride On |