Ball of Wax 57: Bundy – “LOA”

Seems like Ball of Wax 57 is the volume for new music from drummer side projects we haven’t heard from in way too long. In addition to blouseusa’s “Sisters,” we have this beauty from Bundy – aka Mike Bundy, who’s played with many Ball of Wax-adjacent bands over the years, showed up a Bundy on Ball of Wax 24, and was a part of our delightful Ball of WAX 40 Harry Candy project. Unlike the energetic, drum-forward indie rock of his previous submission, “Col. Capt. Boss Man,” “LOA” is a relaxed, dreamy track, perfect for the wistful, waning days of summer. Mike shows here that – like most drummers I’ve known – he can actually do it all: singing, playing keys and guitar, and, most importantly, writing a damn fine song that manages to turn the Pacific Northwest pastime of complaining about the weather into an exercise in simplicity and beauty.