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Here Comes Ball of Wax 60!
Well, it’s happened. As planned, we have assembled a mighty collection of sixty one-minute tracks from all over the world, in celebration of 60 volumes and 15 years of this ridiculousness. The release date will be Friday, June 5th (not … Continue reading
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Submit 60 Seconds of Music for Ball of Wax 60!
For a while there I had a grand, Seattle-based plan in mind for Ball of Wax Volume 60, representing the completion of 15 years of whatever this is. That fell through, but never mind: I have a new grand – … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 59 Songs: Amanda Winterhalter – “Euptablisses”
At this point in my “music reviewing career” (I don’t think anybody appreciates more than me just how cool that sounds–in fact, it may only sound cool to me), there is no point in denying that I’m a fan of … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 59 Songs: Zachary Warnes – “What’s This Death”
Singer / songwriter Amanda Winterhalter has made quite an impact on the Ball of Wax universe and PNW Americana music scene these past few years, going back to her 2016 debut LP Oleo that features a song called “I’m 100 Years … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 59 Songs: Sam Russell – “Everything Is Changing”
Let’s not bury the lede; Sam Russell sings his cover of Zachary Warnes’s “Everything is Changing” in falsetto. Like full, guileless, going-for-it falsetto accompanied by nothing else than tastefully played electric guitar dialed up with a healthy dose of reverb. … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 59 Songs: Tomo Nakayama – “The Sugar Nile”
It’s quite an experience to hear one of your songs covered for the first time, and I can’t think of a better one to have than hearing Tomo Nakayama do “The Sugar Nile.” In fact, “cover” seems a woefully inappropriate … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 59 Songs: Medejin – “Roma”
Medejin’s cover of Tomo’s Nakayama’s “Roma” highlights, in its simplicity, how beautiful and strange the original composition is at its core. Medejin’s rendition feels especially haunting and hollow in the best way. Perhaps it’s because Jenn Taranto abandons her soft … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 59 Songs: Annie Ford – “World’s Fair”
For our next Ball of Wax cover, Annie Ford beautifully deconstructs Medejin’s “World’s Fair.” The original – released as a single last summer, and featured recently on Ball of Wax 57 – is a driving deluge of layered guitars, vocals, … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 59 Songs: Julia Massey – “Ain’t No Place”
Annie Ford’s original recording of her song “Ain’t No Place” (which, it turns out, was written by drummer Matthew Manges) strikes that mythic sweet spot between the composed and the seemingly found; the song feels like it’s been around forever … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 59 Songs: Moe Provencher & Carrie Biell: “A Bit of a Hard Time”
I don’t believe in magic or fate or astrology or pretty much anything along those lines (except jinxes), but I do love the wonderful coincidences and synchronicities that projects like this often serve up. Another bit of magic that my … Continue reading
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Tagged carrie biell, Julia Massey, Moe Provencher
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