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Ball of Wax 53 Songs: James Kelly Pitts – “Answers”
I think, in the songs of James Kelly Pitts and Poor Neighbors, I have discovered a new genre: soothing songs about climate apocalypse. “Answers” is a slow, gentle song that builds gradually, anchored by a quarter-note kick drum; whole-note bass; … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 53 Songs: Poor Neighbors – “Tolle”
It isn’t often that I come across new music with such an overwhelming pull of nostalgia that I am compelled to stop what I am doing, find a quiet place, and consume it with an openness and willingness that only … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 53 Songs: Ketamine Cat – “Global Warming fuckfuckfuck”
I have listened to Ketamine Cat’s “Love Songs” several times this week. At the close of each listen, I am left to scratch my head and wonder why I didn’t know this artist prior to the new Ball of Wax. … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 53 Songs: Judy Twedt – “Arctic Sea Ice”
Judy Twedt‘s “Arctic Sea Ice” is our third instrumental contribution to this environmentally-themed Ball of Wax, and definitely the most literally connected to the theme. Judy is a climate scientist (one of two to be included on this volume), and … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 53 Songs: Darryl Blood and Green Light Cameras – “Cluster (Atmosphere)”
Ladies and gentlemen, we are floating in space. “Cluster” is the name the European Space Agency has coined for a fleet of orbiting satellites collecting data about the Earth’s atmosphere. According to our friend and longtime collaborator Darryl Blood, its … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 53 Songs: Virgin of the Birds – “The Earth Won’t Die, We Will”
Sometime around the release of Ball of Wax 38: Songs of Protest, I began referring to the genre Virgin of the Birds occupies and has mastered as “Wiki Rock.” This is due to the large number and wide range of … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 53 Songs: Matriarch – “Fracking”
“Fracking,” by the Seattle punk band Matriarch, begins with a guitar screaming like a buzzsaw and crashing drums and cymbals that do not let up until the close of the piece. It is ferocious. A fast and hard introductory few … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 53 Songs: Levi Fuller – “Scott Pruitt Must Die”
In Scott Pruitt’s home state of Oklahoma, the concept of “castle doctrine” – the idea that you can protect your domicile with deadly force without fear of prosecution – extends outside the home, in the form of a “stand your … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 53 Songs: Caroline Keys – “Supplies”
If you’re like me, and pride yourself on being able to accurately judge a song within the first ten seconds, then I recommend throwing that out the window with Caroline Keys‘s “Supplies.” As soon as the track began I thought, … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 53 Songs: Meade Krosby – “Never a Sure Thing”
Longtime Ball of Wax listeners may remember Meade Krosby’s voice https://www.arabfinancials.org/بيتكوين and spellbinding guitar playing from way back on Volume 16, when her band Secret Highways shared their song “Ortolan” (which I think you can maybe still hear on Myspace? … Continue reading