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Category Archives: Check Out This Song
Ball of Wax 44 Songs: Joelle Berry – Moon Beam
Joelle Berry’s “Moon Beam” glistens lyrically as well as musically. There is a cathedralesque reverb which lends itself to the tight harmonies and cadences that grace this song. The song is pretty in and of itself and very pleasant to … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 44 Songs: Anne Mathews – In the Meadow
You’ve already heard Anne Mathews’s voice once on this volume of Ball of Wax, backing up Annie Ford on “The Ravens’ Feast” as half of The Lonely Coast. But here she is all on her multi-tracked lonesome, singing another sub-two-minute … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 44 Songs: Rae Diamond – elemental partita: water
womwomwomwomwom. Many times over and in layers. steady hmms and moans. This song plays like an eerie alleyway perhaps in 1970s New York City. There is neither up nor down in the song. It feels largely like things are coming … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 44 Songs: Virgin of the Birds – Cardinal Points
At this point in Ball of Wax 44 we’ve strayed into some pretty strange territory, pushing at the outer limits of what you might call music. Jon Rooney/Virgin of the Birds’ a capella version of “Cardinal Points” takes us some … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 44 Songs: Darryl Blood – Maelstrom
Listening to Darryl Blood‘s “Maelstrom,” I’m taken into a dark world of nightmares. So it seems, with the strange industrial-esque sounds inhabiting the background. There is a faint pulse beating every couple of seconds and occasionally what sounds to be … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 44 Songs: Velvet Grapes – El No Puede
This Ball of Wax has brought out more experimental sounds then in any recent edition. Listening to the mix may in fact leave you strait-jacket mad. Velvet Grapes‘ “El No Puede” walks you through a dream state. Background sounds galore. … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 44 Songs: Kelly Morgan – Way Down
“Way Down” opens with an uneasy gurgling of voices that sound like the creeping nightlife in a jungle. That gurgle persists like a vamp, looping as sonic foundation underneath a handful of voices weaving around each other, singing the words “Way … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 44 Songs: Amanda Winterhalter – Sugar Water
I first met Amanda Winterhalter through the Bushwick Book Club, so it’s fitting that her first song with Ball of Wax is a Bushwick song. In fact, the night I saw her play this song – we were both performing … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 44 Songs: The Lonely Coast with Annie Ford – The Ravens’ Feast
“The Ravens’ Feast” sounds like a timeless folk song, composed of a simple, repeated melodic figure that gives way to a soaring resolution in the last third of the minute-and-a-half or so track. As far as I can tell, however, … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 44 Songs: Holly Small – Break
Holly Small (last heard on Volume 42 with her take on the meaning of life) returns with another unapologetically sweet, R&B-infused tune – with, of course, no instruments but her own pipes. “Break” is another love song from Holly, and … Continue reading