Ball of Wax 46 Songs: Like, Listen To – What I Avoid

We haven’t talked much about Drew Danburry here since he totally conned us with those delightful For All the Girls tunes a couple years ago (no hard feelings!), but he’s been steadily making music since then, and recently saw fit to finally submit some for Ball of Wax. Like, Listen To’s album East of the Sun and West of the Moon is a beautiful collection of songs for guitar, string quartet, and two voices. I’m fortunate enough to own a copy of the full album on vinyl, and it gets a fair amount of turntable time. “What I Avoid” is a perfect example of the spare beauty of this album, which was recorded live to 2-track 1/4″ tape. The strings perfectly punctuate and accent the wistful sway of the acoustic and voices without ever getting heavy-handed or sappy. I’m a big fan of multi-tracking and studio magic, but it’s beautiful to imagine these six people in a room in Utah performing this song just the way we’re hearing it now. I hope one of these days to experience this magic in person. In the meantime, keep sending us music, Drew!