Joshua Schramm is a busy fellow. Outside of his country band Modern Relics, he has at least two other more or less solo projects, both of which submitted lovely love songs for Ball of Wax 35. Jon has already delved into the hi-fi splendor of Joshua’s collaboration with Fairy Robot; Harbor Island (at least in this recording) is a much more lo-fi affair, appearing here with a one-take direct-into-laptop-mic voice and ukulele recording (possibly the second ukulele on this volume, and definitely not the last). But with this simple little tune, beautifully sung and played as it is, you really don’t need much more.
We will be fortunate enough to experiences both sides of the Schramm coin, with performances from Harbor Island and Joshua and Fairy Robot, at this Friday’s release show for Ball of Wax 35.