Oswald, Lucas / Whet
| Album: | Whet | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Oswald, Lucas | Added: | Oct 2017 | |
| Label: | Cosmic Dreamer Music | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2017-10-29 | Pull Date: | 2017-12-31 |
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| Week Ending: | Dec 31 | Dec 24 | Dec 17 | Dec 10 | Dec 3 | Nov 26 | Nov 19 | Nov 12 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 03, 2021: | Partially A Drivetime (rebroadcast from Nov 20, 2017)
Dark On Us |
4. | Jan 04, 2018: | Predominantly A
Dark On Us |
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| 2. | Jan 13, 2018: | Music Casserole
Open Me Up |
5. | Jan 02, 2018: | Predominantly A
Dark On Us |
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| 3. | Jan 11, 2018: | Primarily A
Dark On Us |
6. | Jan 01, 2018: | Totally A
Dark On Us |
Album Review
Francis D
Reviewed 2017-10-22
Reviewed 2017-10-22
“Whet” Lucas Oswald
Alternative rock and dream pop-rock from long-time multi-instrumentalist and vocalist with the band, Shearwater. Oswald has also been a contributor to The Appleseed Cast, Old Canes and many other bands. “Whet” is his second solo release. The word means “sharpen,” as in what one would do to a blade or tool, and there are plenty of “sharp, abrasive sounds” among the tracks — blended with “washy/reverby textures” more descriptive of whet’s homophone “wet.” The songs range from dense, dreamy and noisy to driving alt rock — with a couple of strummy melodic tracks thrown in. RIYL: Shearwater, Turnover, Ryan Adams, Manchester Orchestra.
— Francis
Recommended: 2, 3, 1, 8. No FCCs detected.
1. (4:49) I Believe in Trying – Noisy, drifting dream pop-rock. Gets especially noisy in the lead break. Lots of reverb and guitar washes — intermixed with some fingerpicked sections. ***
2. (4:14) Dark on Us – Driving alt rock. Harmonized lead vocals. A variety of layers of sound. Nice tempo changes. Bells. The 1st single, I think. ****
3. (3:45) A Long, Long Year – Mid-tempo, strummy and melodic. Lighter and positive feeling. Glockenspiel. Awesome fuzzy guitar in lead break. ***
4. (6:11) Open Me Up – Ghostly and mysterious. Swirling effects. Processed vocals. Deliberate beat. Twinkling synths. Clock-like effects in 2nd lead break.
5. (4:01) Colors That I Like – Airy, atmospheric and swinging. Breathy vocals over a steady beat. Vibraphone provides foundation, I think.
6. (5:10) Starving – March-like rhythm overlaid with feedback and many layers of sound. Yearning, liquid vocals. The third of three tracks recommended by the record company, but I didn’t like it as much as the four I’ve starred. Worth a listen.
7. (5:23) Feel It Again – Big washes over reverbed dreamy vocals. Song is in 3/4 time. Builds to cacophony of vocals and guitars at the end.
8. (3:33) Passenger – Simple, strummy and acoustic. Transitions to a throwback love song from another era…perhaps the 1970s. Nice duet with Rae Fitzgerald. Rich guitar solo in the lead break. ***
Alternative rock and dream pop-rock from long-time multi-instrumentalist and vocalist with the band, Shearwater. Oswald has also been a contributor to The Appleseed Cast, Old Canes and many other bands. “Whet” is his second solo release. The word means “sharpen,” as in what one would do to a blade or tool, and there are plenty of “sharp, abrasive sounds” among the tracks — blended with “washy/reverby textures” more descriptive of whet’s homophone “wet.” The songs range from dense, dreamy and noisy to driving alt rock — with a couple of strummy melodic tracks thrown in. RIYL: Shearwater, Turnover, Ryan Adams, Manchester Orchestra.
— Francis
Recommended: 2, 3, 1, 8. No FCCs detected.
1. (4:49) I Believe in Trying – Noisy, drifting dream pop-rock. Gets especially noisy in the lead break. Lots of reverb and guitar washes — intermixed with some fingerpicked sections. ***
2. (4:14) Dark on Us – Driving alt rock. Harmonized lead vocals. A variety of layers of sound. Nice tempo changes. Bells. The 1st single, I think. ****
3. (3:45) A Long, Long Year – Mid-tempo, strummy and melodic. Lighter and positive feeling. Glockenspiel. Awesome fuzzy guitar in lead break. ***
4. (6:11) Open Me Up – Ghostly and mysterious. Swirling effects. Processed vocals. Deliberate beat. Twinkling synths. Clock-like effects in 2nd lead break.
5. (4:01) Colors That I Like – Airy, atmospheric and swinging. Breathy vocals over a steady beat. Vibraphone provides foundation, I think.
6. (5:10) Starving – March-like rhythm overlaid with feedback and many layers of sound. Yearning, liquid vocals. The third of three tracks recommended by the record company, but I didn’t like it as much as the four I’ve starred. Worth a listen.
7. (5:23) Feel It Again – Big washes over reverbed dreamy vocals. Song is in 3/4 time. Builds to cacophony of vocals and guitars at the end.
8. (3:33) Passenger – Simple, strummy and acoustic. Transitions to a throwback love song from another era…perhaps the 1970s. Nice duet with Rae Fitzgerald. Rich guitar solo in the lead break. ***
Track Listing
| 1. | I Believe In Trying | 5. | Colors That I Like | |||
| 2. | Dark On Us | 6. | Starving | |||
| 3. | A Long, Long Year | 7. | Feel It Again | |||
| 4. | Open Me Up | 8. | Passenger |