Merge Records said, “Their music can be classified as 21st-century folk music, imbued with dense shoegaze guitars, nearly melodic rhythms, and impeccable splashes of electronic color.” It’s a pretty spot on description of Baltimore band Wye Oak. After receiving vast critical acclaim for their last album, Civilian (2011), the dynamic duo is coming out with a fresh new sound in their upcoming record, Shriek, set to debut April 29. It contains no guitar, and instead features keyboard covering upper register (guitar-like) parts and bass guitar. The feel has been described as a strange mashup of Mercy-era St. Vincent mixed with a frightening alternative of Annie Lennox’s band, Eurthymics. Wye Oak on Facebook. Wye Oak on Twitter.
Wye Oak graced us with six great songs including tracks from their upcoming release. We have a few pictures too on Flickr.
