Join Our E-mail List
Subscribe to Ball of Wax!
Subscribe now!
Help keep this Ball rolling, and get a ludicrous amount of music for a tiny amount of money!
Category Archives: Ball of Wax
Ball of Wax 35 Songs: Sam Russell – “The Arena”
[It’s time once again to share with you, track by track, the songs from the upcoming volume of Ball of Wax. BoW 35 is devoted to the love song, and will be released Friday, February 14th at Lo Fi. Join … Continue reading
Submit Songs of Love for Ball of Wax 35
I don’t know why I’ve never done this before (perhaps because I’m a grumpy, hate-filled curmudgeon), but I just decided (perhaps because I’m a soft-hearted romantic) that the time has come to release a love-song-themed installment of Ball of Wax. … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 34 Songs: Day Laborers and Petty Intellectuals – “Irene, Goodnight”
I’m not sure what exactly possessed Rob Anderson of Day Laborers and Petty Intellectuals to meld a lightly mocking self-portrait of nostalgic hipster culture with an old folk song first recorded by Lead Belly, but it was an inspired move. … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 34 Songs: Virgin of the Birds – “Formalist Girls”
At this point Virgin of the Birds might have racked up the most appearances on Ball of Wax of anyone apart from myself – and, for that matter, VotB mastermind Jon Rooney has likely written the most blog posts on … Continue reading
Posted in Ball of Wax, Check Out This Song
Tagged ball of wax 34, virgin of the birds
Leave a comment
Ball of Wax 34 Songs: Yucca Mountain – “Garden”
Yucca Mountain is the current musical manifestation of Ball of Wax mainstay Jeremy Burk. Burk has a towering rasp of a voice – a legitimate, powerful instrument capable of stopping a room in its tracks. Burk puts that voice to … Continue reading
Posted in Ball of Wax, Check Out This Song
Tagged ball of wax 34, jeremy burk, yucca mountain
Leave a comment
Ball of Wax 34 Songs: Colin J Nelson – “Dedication”
I don’t do this often, but I specifically requested a song from Colin for Ball of Wax 34, and then had to practically lock him in his studio and force him to record it. I don’t know why, but it … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 34 Songs: Unai Azkune – “Bálsamo de Tigre”
Unai Azkune is, as far as I know, Ball of Wax‘s first Spanish contributor. “Bálsamo de Tigre” is a simple, moving song featuring only voice (sung in English) and some deft fingerstyle nylon-string acoustic guitar. There’s something really great and effective … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 34 Songs: whole halves – “Snowflakes”
whole halves‘ “Snowflakes” waltzes at a restrained, patient pace and features little more than a couple of voices and a couple of acoustic guitars. While not as glacial in its pacing, “Snowflakes” is reminiscent of Low’s more immediate and engaging … Continue reading
Posted in Ball of Wax, Check Out This Song
Tagged ball of wax 34, bret alain phillips, hale may, whole halves
Leave a comment
Ball of Wax 34 Songs: St. Kilda – “Bastille Day”
Our old friend Joshua Morrison has a new band! I first fell in love with Joshua’s understated, breathy approach via some home-recorded songs on a Myspace page in 2005, and was delighted to include one of those songs on Volume … Continue reading
Posted in Ball of Wax, Check Out This Song
Tagged ball of wax 34, joshua morrison, megan griffiths, st. kilda
Leave a comment
Ball of Wax 34 Songs: Caroline Keys – “Les Grillons (Labor with Enthusiasm)”
Caroline Keys’s “Les Grillons (Labor with Enthusiasm)” is an original and uniquely satisfying contribution to Ball of Wax 34. It opens with some sort of found sound layer (a church sermon? a political rally?) then quickly introduces a mandolin playing … Continue reading