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Author Archives: Lattney B. Jones
Ball of Wax 55 Songs: Green Light Cameras – “Hurricane Fence”
“Subdued ebullience” is maybe a bit of an oxymoron, but it’s the phrase I would use to best describe Green Light Cameras’ “Hurricane Fence.” A scintillating piece of slow pop pleasure, “Hurricane Fence” comes in at the pace of a … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 55 Songs: Peter Colclasure – “Synth 3”
[Disclaimer: this review contains homework.] Peter Colclasure’s “Synth 3” is the story of modern America encapsulated in a five-minute tonal work centered in A minor, its primary i-VII-III-v (V? I can’t tell because Colclasure maddeningly/wisely avoids establishing that third interval … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 55 Songs: Danbert Nobacon and Kira Wood Cramer – “Building a Wall”
I could write a few words here about the impressive musical pedigree of Danbert Nobacon and let it speak for itself, but that would detract from the wry humor and restrained angst of the smartbomb singalong protest song that is … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 55 Songs: Town Forest – “Crowns (Gold Teeth and Weapons)”
Volume 55 of Ball of Wax storms the gates with Town Forest’s energetic revision of the opener from their 2014 EP, One Day After the First Half Moon. Where the original live-recording was all raunch and skronk (and I’ll be … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 54 Songs: electric bird noise – “steve strong II”
I thought I’d open this review with a rumination on the meaning of the band’s name, but that can’t be done while listening to music like this. Or shouldn’t. What should be done is to block out all other sounds—all … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 54 Songs: Darryl Blood – “Broken Book”
Darryl Blood may be my spirit animal. Every time I listen to one of his songs, I think to myself, “that sounds like something I’d do!” Nah, I’m giving myself far too much credit. Still, there are so many little … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 54 Songs: The Daphnes – “Happy Apple”
If you took harps, accordions, bells, strings, horns, and symphonic percussion and you threw them all into an orchestra pit with a few blank score sheets, you might come up with something listenable, but I can guarantee it wouldn’t be … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 54 Songs: Zachary Warnes – “Do You”
Electric piano always puts me in mind of ’70s rock; maybe it was overused during that era, or maybe I’ve got repressed memories revolving around some AM hit or other. Zachary Warnes’s “Do You” renders this moot. I mention music … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 54 Songs: Andrew Daniels – “Anywhere, Right Now”
In keeping with these everything-turned-upside-down times, I’m going to be uncharacteristically brief. Tucked safely away on Ball of Wax 54 is a 4-minute nugget of self-loathing and -pity, sprinkled with angst and wrapped in sonic fragility. Andrew Daniels (aka Brendon … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 54 Songs: Breichiau Hir – “Portread O Ddyn Yn Bwyta Ei Hun”
I don’t speak Welsh (sad, considering my surname), but listening to Breichiau Hir makes me wish I did. As far as I can understand from Google Translate—and I’m embarrassed even to admit that I resorted to that—the title of this … Continue reading