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Ball of Wax 56 Songs: Disinterested – “Sunlightwater”
You know that dream you have every six years or so in which you’re standing at the edge of the world, surveying all that man hath wrought and not in the sense that we accomplished great things but in the … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 56 Songs: Electric Bird Noise – “Hearn-Roberts III”
With each new submission to Ball of Wax – this is their third – Electric Bird Noise has upped the ante, each time bringing in more instruments, more structure, and, dare I say it, more muscle. “Hearn-Roberts III,” from the … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 56 Songs: Younger Youngest – “The Fire”
“The Fire” is mood music by San Francisco’s Younger Youngest. It moves along gently on dual-note chord forms and introduces in succession a handful of other guitars that each serve to color in the spaces of the mood. The first … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 56 Songs: Doug Hood and the Wholly Heathens – “Fire at Captain Mike’s”
The rapture, the apocalypse, the final battle between good and evil (too soon to namedrop Ragnarok without sounding like a total nerd), the Second Coming of Sam Russell: whatever you want to call it, Doug Hood (née the aforementioned Mr. … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 56 Songs: The Foghorns – “Middle Class Art”
The Foghorns are not a folk band. Lead Foghorn Bart Cameron may have some folk-ish tendencies – a deft way with common language and a limited set of chord progressions, a propensity for storytelling and sticking it to the man … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 56 Songs: Schruggs – “Anyhow”
Joshua Schramm and Kevin Suggs have played together before as part of a larger ensemble and their reciprocity stands out on “Anyhow.” Under the name Schruggs, they grace Ball of Wax 56 with this buoyant roots-pop number that functions as … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 56: James Kelly Pitts – “Rose Colored Wine Bottle”
We’ve heard James Kelly Pitts in many modes: lo-fi weirdo, pissed-off polemicist, field-recording dronemonger, climate mourner, and more. “Rose Colored Wine Bottle” is possibly the most straightforward track I’ve heard from him – a slow, gorgeous, meditation for finger-picked guitar … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 56 Songs: Chris Moore – “Threads”
Our old friend Chris Moore (last heard on Volume 49, first heard on Volume 2) returns with the gorgeous “Threads,” from his new EP Sunday Painter. The song starts with a quiet, spare guitar part and Chris’s voice, quiet and … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 56 Songs: Darryl Blood – “Can’t Say It”
Although the larger portion of Darryl Blood’s recent work has been instrumental—from soundtracks to gallery installations to his recent album, Parse (reviewed here on Ball of Wax!)—he has released a number of albums as a singer-songwriter and been a member … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 56 Song: Amanda Winterhalter – “This Is It”
There is as much talent to be found in this world as there is beauty, and just as part of the challenge of seeing beauty depends on context and circumstance, so it goes for talent. Both qualities exist in and … Continue reading