The Beets - Stay Home - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Vinyl LP pressing. Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack of Wye Oak have spent most of their lives in Baltimore, Maryland. But after two years of constant touring with CIVILIAN, their lauded 2011 album, they landed on opposite sides of the country with an unforeseeable future. Despite this newfound uncertainty, the two embraced their physical distance, passing ideas back and forth, allowing new work to evolve in their respective solitudes. SHRIEK is Wye Oak's fourth full-length and the culmination of their intent to express the emotional and intuitive self by acting out animalistic exclamations through cathartic . Album Tracks 1. Before 2. Shriek 3. The Tower 4. Glory 5. Sick Talk 6. Schools of Eyes 7. Despicable Animal 8. Paradise 9. I Know the Law 10. Logic of Color

Album Tracks 1. Desert Drought 2. Heal Me 3. Curtains 4. Kingdom and Crowns 5. Giving It All Away 6. Lose Myself 7. I Never Can Say 8. High Wire 9. Meditations 10. Jetstream 11. U-Turn 12. Universal Grinding Wheel

Esther Rose was in perpetual motion when she wrote How Many Times. In the span of two years, she moved three times, navigated the end of a relationship, and began touring more than ever. The New Orleans-based singer-songwriter used that momentum while she penned her third studio album. That's why, as the album title's nod to the cyclical nature of life implies, there's a rush that accompanies How Many Times as if you're experiencing an awakening, too. With the integrity of Dean Johnson, Faustina Masigat, and Kiki Cavazos serving as primary influences, Rose expands her alt-country sound into a blossoming world of folk pop, rustic americana, and tender harmonies. A collection of complete takes recorded live to tape with rich instrumentation, soul-tugging hooks, and resonating vocal melodies, How Many Times carries you into the room in which it was made. There to help realize this was co-producer Ross Farbe of synthpop band Video Age, who Rose also credits for bringing a stereo pop glow to these new songs. From opening for Nick Lowe on tour to being asked to sing on Jack White's latest album, Rose's journey through the past few years has been one of saying yes to new opportunities, all while nurturing and playing in bands in the New Orleans country music scene. The arrival of How Many Times is evidence of the sweeping growth Rose has undergone, both personally and artistically. She's turning towards her troubles and facing them head-on, ready to feel whatever's necessary in order to keep growing upwards and outwards. Album Tracks 1. How Many Times 2. Keeps Me Running 3. My Bad Mood 4. Coyote Creek 5. Good Time 6. When You Go 7. Songs Remain 8. Mountaintop 9. Are You Out There 10. Without You