Wooden Wand & The World War Iv
General
| Oct 2013
Reviews
awyeh
Reviewed 2013-10-17
Reviewed 2013-10-17
Fully-bearded, wandering, eerie, electric desert psych-folk. I'm not sure if James Jackson Toth aka Wooden Wand does have a full beard, but as is the case with most of his releases, he offers something pretty different from earlier 2013 release Blood Oaths of the New Blues. Still bluesy, but buzzing electric guitars lead the way on every track; very full sound, rhythmic. Fem backing vox on all but 4,7. Repetition is fairly frequent and used well, built on.
RIYL: Magnolia Electric Co., MV & EE, M. Gira, Red House Painters, Giant Sand
All tracks recommended.
1 (6:38) Hazy, plodding; turns into slow guitar jam
2 (6:05) Foot-stomping, slow, bluesy; chilling guitar sounds, ghostly M backing vox
3 (2:59) Floats along on buzzy countrified riffs, lots of "ahhh"s
4 (4:38) Dark, catchy rumbling riffs; desert echoes, rings, and cracks abound. The "single"?
5 (8:50) Slowly drifts in until breaking open at 5:30, goosebump-inducing solo, final 1:30 of cooldown
6 (2:02) Short acoustic interlude, electric hums in background
7 (8:14) Loud, noisy, foreboding. "McDonald's on the moon... Starbucks at the Wailing Wall"
RIYL: Magnolia Electric Co., MV & EE, M. Gira, Red House Painters, Giant Sand
All tracks recommended.
1 (6:38) Hazy, plodding; turns into slow guitar jam
2 (6:05) Foot-stomping, slow, bluesy; chilling guitar sounds, ghostly M backing vox
3 (2:59) Floats along on buzzy countrified riffs, lots of "ahhh"s
4 (4:38) Dark, catchy rumbling riffs; desert echoes, rings, and cracks abound. The "single"?
5 (8:50) Slowly drifts in until breaking open at 5:30, goosebump-inducing solo, final 1:30 of cooldown
6 (2:02) Short acoustic interlude, electric hums in background
7 (8:14) Loud, noisy, foreboding. "McDonald's on the moon... Starbucks at the Wailing Wall"
Recent airplay
Our Father The Monster
KZSU Top 100 of 2013 — Jan 02, 2014
Directions To Debbie Harry's House
The Sunset Life — Dec 12, 2013
Someday This Child Will Die
late night dryer (meow after midnight sub) — Dec 11, 2013
Directions To Debbie Harry's House
late night dryer — Dec 07, 2013
I Hate The Nightlife
The Sunset Life — Dec 05, 2013
Directions To Debbie Harry's House
awmeow — Nov 25, 2013
Charting
2013-10-17 — 2013-12-19
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Dec 15 | 2 |
| Dec 8 | 2 |
| Dec 1 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | 4 |
| Nov 17 | 4 |
| Nov 3 | 2 |
| Oct 27 | 5 |
| Oct 20 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Someday This Child Will Die | ||
| 2. | Directions To Debbie Harry's House | ||
| 3. | Complaint Dept. | ||
| 4. | I Hate The Nightlife | ||
| 5. | Our Father The Monster | ||
| 6. | Human Instrument | ||
| 7. | Mcdonald's On The Moon |