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Category Archives: Check Out This Song
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: Elizabeth Joan Kelly – “Bouncyland”
New Orleans composer Elizabeth Joan Kelly‘s new album of instrumental electronic music is called Music for the DMV. The idea was to take Brian Eno’s concept of music for a specific location – a la Music for Airports – and … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 54 Songs: Medejin – “Untitled 4”
If you are a fan of moody, atmospheric pop that makes you want to dance in your headphones, then make sure you give “Untitled 4” by Medejin a listen. At just under three minutes, Jenn Taranto and company deliver the … 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: Grumpy Bear – “Offer Up Sound”
I’m so delighted that Grumpy Bear has arisen from their long slumber, and that they (and their members) keep sharing weird new music – and writing – with us. With “Offer Up Sound,” Tyler and Lattney offer up a song … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 54 Songs: Al Mustaqil – المستقلة – الحرية بين أشجار الزيتون
One thing I treasure about this series – and a reason I keep doing it, 14 years in now – is the new artists I’ve been exposed to from all over the world, who seem to think this thing is … Continue reading
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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
Ball of Wax 54 Songs: Levi Fuller & the Library – “News to Me”
“News to Me” hits a lot of aural touchstones in the “best of my favorite acts” catalog that I keep tucked safely in my head, but I’m going to go against my own style and avoid mentioning them because I … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 53 Songs: Tom Dyer – “Everything in the World Is Returning to a State of Nature”
This collection of songs about the environment closes with this strange, sad, beautiful, fatalistic yet oddly hopeful(?) piece from Tom Dyer. Tom and fellow iconoclast Jim of Seattle (whom you might remember from BoW 32) have created a unique musical … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 53 Songs: KPH – “Been to the Future”
There are many obstacles the environmental movement needs to overcome in order to achieve any part of its mission, but a serious one to contend with is defeatism, or cynicism. Just as bad as pretending that everything is fine is … Continue reading