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Ball of Wax 68 Songs: Virgin of the Birds – “And Then We Saw the Daughter of the Minotaur”
Virgin of the Birds’ “And Then We Saw the Daughter of the Minotaur” – named (minus an exclamation mark, for some reason – I mean, how could you say that sentence without exclaiming?) after a visionary painting by Leonora Carrington … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 67 Songs: autOaudiO – “Cardinal Points”
[Editor’s note: In continuing our quest to become a complete cultural ourobouros, it seemed like the best way to cover this autOaudiO cover of a Virgin of the Birds song is for our own Jon Rooney (who wrote the song) … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 66 Songs: Virgin of the Birds – “Dreaming with the Hobgoblin”
I think Jon Rooney/Virgin of the Birds first shared his minimalist, synthy side with us on Ball of Wax 53, with his simmering meditation “The Earth Won’t Die, We Will.” He hasn’t stopped writing erudite pop songs, but I appreciate that … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 64 Songs: Virgin of the Birds – “An Archer”
Virgin of the Birds’ “An Archer” was one of two works interpreted by photographer Laura Letinsky. Ball of Wax Volume 64: The Music of TELEPHONE by Virgin of the Birds [Context: here and here.]
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Ball of Wax 63 Songs: Virgin of the Birds – “Moon Chariot”
I feel like every time I sit down to write about a Virgin of the Birds song, I can’t help but comment on just how dang Virgin-of-the-Birds-y it is. And here we are again. “Moon Chariot,” Jon Rooney’s newest idiosyncratic … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 62 Songs: Virgin of the Birds – “Delco Saved the World”
In the Virgin of the Birds Cinematic Universe (or the VOBCU, itself a subsidiary of the Ball of Wax Cinematic Universe, aka the BOWCU), Pennsylvania is our HQ. Jon Rooney (humble leader of Virgin of the Birds) is making it … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 60 Songs: Sarah Pasillas and Virgin of the Birds
Sarah Pasillas: “Hot Head” On the one hand, this song is a dreamy dive into a well of echoing vocals, lush guitars, and intricate basslines, while on the other hand you find all of that woozy sound contrasting fascinatingly with … Continue reading
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Album Review: The Cupholders Present . . . “The Wisconsin Polka!”
Supergroups are strange beasts. Jann Wenner claims that Cream, with members from the Yardbirds, the Graham Bond Organization, and John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, was rock’s first supergroup – soon to be followed by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young; Blind … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 58 Songs: “Christmas in the Borough of Our Birth”
In case the title didn’t tip you off, Virgin of the Birds lets us know right out of the gate that this is a Christmas song, with a comfortable “Be My Baby” beat and insistently chiming sleigh bells. The lyrics … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 57 Songs: Virgin of the Birds – “Saint Ursula”
Our dear friend Jon Rooney is back after his longest BoW hiatus in quite some time (has it really been a year?), and he’s brought us a perfect, less-than-two-minute nugget of Virgin-of-the-Birds-iness. Eighth-note chords chugged out on acoustic and reverbed-out … Continue reading