Wilder Maker - The Streets Like Beds Still Warm - VINYL LP
Reviews coming soon
About this product
Brooklyn band Wilder Maker's principal songwriter, Gabriel Birnbaum says that the group's latest full-length, The Streets Like Beds Still Warm follows Inchan overall formal asymmetry, like dream logic.Inch It is richly textured, moody, and deep and is as distinctly narrative as it is literally experimental. To call it a concept album, as big as that term is, would actually be to sell it short. It is, in fact, only the first part of a concept trilogy that tells the tale of one long night in the city, from dusk to dawn. The Streets Like Beds Still Warm follows a lonely narrator as he drifts down avenues and in and out of bars and hospital rooms. He thinks on big questions and bigger questions, gets into some trouble, worries about his sick father, grapples with rivals and competitors who could be his friends but are not; he orders cocktails, dreams he is a genius, thinks about God and fate and so on. The record closes out at around 1 15am, leaving the story to be continued. If this sounds a bit noirish, that's because it is. InchFilm noir detectives always start out looking immaculate, but by the end of the film they have a torn collar, a black eye, their slacks are stained, and they've started slapping people around in desperation,Inch Birnbaum says. InchAre they the good guy anymore? I find this fascinating and I love the visual cues reflecting the internal landscape.Inch While there are no visual cues, per se, on The Streets Like Beds Still Warm, the record owes a great debut to cinematography. Impressionistic swirls of effected guitar, drums, and saxophone support Birnbaum's husky and worldweary baritone croon which sometimes echoes Bill Fay. But at times, in all it's dim-lit barroom storytelling, one may think of Tom Waits. It's a comparison that threatens both to mislead and sell short, but it's difficult not to see things while listening to The Streets Like Beds
Specifications
- GenreRockDescriptionBrooklyn band Wilder Maker's principal songwriter, Gabriel Birnbaum says that the group's latest full-length, The Streets Like Beds Still Warm follows Inchan overall formal asymmetry, like dream logic.Inch It is richly textured, moody, and deep and is as distinctly narrative as it is literally experimental. To call it a concept album, as big as that term is, would actually be to sell it short. It is, in fact, only the first part of a concept trilogy that tells the tale of one long night in the city, from dusk to dawn. The Streets Like Beds Still Warm follows a lonely narrator as he drifts down avenues and in and out of bars and hospital rooms. He thinks on big questions and bigger questions, gets into some trouble, worries about his sick father, grapples with rivals and competitors who could be his friends but are not; he orders cocktails, dreams he is a genius, thinks about God and fate and so on. The record closes out at around 1 15am, leaving the story to be continued. If this sounds a bit noirish, that's because it is. InchFilm noir detectives always start out looking immaculate, but by the end of the film they have a torn collar, a black eye, their slacks are stained, and they've started slapping people around in desperation,Inch Birnbaum says. InchAre they the good guy anymore? I find this fascinating and I love the visual cues reflecting the internal landscape.Inch While there are no visual cues, per se, on The Streets Like Beds Still Warm, the record owes a great debut to cinematography. Impressionistic swirls of effected guitar, drums, and saxophone support Birnbaum's husky and worldweary baritone croon which sometimes echoes Bill Fay. But at times, in all it's dim-lit barroom storytelling, one may think of Tom Waits. It's a comparison that threatens both to mislead and sell short, but it's difficult not to see things while listening to The Streets Like BedsArtistWilder MakerTitleThe Streets Like Beds Still WarmFormatVINYLLabelWestern Vinyl
Reviews
This product doesn't have any reviews yet.
Compare similar products
Brooklyn band Wilder Maker's principal songwriter, Gabriel Birnbaum says that the group's latest full-length, The Streets Like Beds Still Warm follows Inchan overall formal asymmetry, like dream logic.Inch It is richly textured, moody, and deep and is as distinctly narrative as it is literally experimental. To call it a concept album, as big as that term is, would actually be to sell it short. It is, in fact, only the first part of a concept trilogy that tells the tale of one long night in the city, from dusk to dawn. The Streets Like Beds Still Warm follows a lonely narrator as he drifts down avenues and in and out of bars and hospital rooms. He thinks on big questions and bigger questions, gets into some trouble, worries about his sick father, grapples with rivals and competitors who could be his friends but are not; he orders cocktails, dreams he is a genius, thinks about God and fate and so on. The record closes out at around 1 15am, leaving the story to be continued. If this sounds a bit noirish, that's because it is. InchFilm noir detectives always start out looking immaculate, but by the end of the film they have a torn collar, a black eye, their slacks are stained, and they've started slapping people around in desperation,Inch Birnbaum says. InchAre they the good guy anymore? I find this fascinating and I love the visual cues reflecting the internal landscape.Inch While there are no visual cues, per se, on The Streets Like Beds Still Warm, the record owes a great debut to cinematography. Impressionistic swirls of effected guitar, drums, and saxophone support Birnbaum's husky and worldweary baritone croon which sometimes echoes Bill Fay. But at times, in all it's dim-lit barroom storytelling, one may think of Tom Waits. It's a comparison that threatens both to mislead and sell short, but it's difficult not to see things while listening to The Streets Like Beds
Ask singer-songwriter Gabriel Birnbaum what inspired Male Models - the diverse newalbum from New York band Wilder Maker - and he'll mention everything from Americannovelist James Salter and the NBA playoffs to Thin Lizzy, and the delicate tightrope ofpositive masculinity. These reference points might sound arbitrary to the uninitiatedlistener, but together they provide some insight into the creation of an album thatsomehow succeeds at being both an apocalyptic novel of ideas, and the most cohesiveparty playlist that you've ever heard.Male Models was recorded live over several days with Birnbaum and longtime collaborators Nick Jost and Sean Mullins. Despite his status as the frontman and principalsongwriter of Wilder Maker, Birnbaum's voice can only be heard singing lead on five ofthe twelve songs. The remaining tracks have guest vocalists taking the mic, unveiling animpressive lineup that includes Adam Duritz of Counting Crows, Felicia Douglass ofDirty Projectors, Katie Von Schleicher, and Jordan Lee (aka Mutual Benefit). Like guestsat a strange afterparty, when you hear these accomplished vocalists recount Birnbaum'stales of unrequited love, drunkenness, and desperation, it feels almost voyeuristic, as ifyou were sitting in a crowded cocktail bar, sneaking glances at nearby tables.InchWe all listen to playlists a lot, even us album diehardsInch Birnbaum admits, InchI've beenkeeping an ever-expanding playlist of songs that I never want to skip, with all of thesedifferent voices back to back. I wanted to make a record that sounded like a playlist inthis way; it became a kind of songwriting challenge for me.InchMale Models succeeds in capturing the energy of a crowded party and it's accompanying playlist without losing the philosophical underpinnings of it's concept. Musically, italso changes shape constantly. Across the 12 songs of the album, listeners will hearelectri
![Various Artists - Vol. 3-Indigo Blues - COMPACT DISCS [CD]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/58f203e8-43e9-4730-8957-f289e17c0c65.jpg;maxHeight=422;maxWidth=264?format=webp)
22 tracks feat. Henry Thomas, Robert Wilkins, Carl Martin, Barbecue Bob, Sonny Boy Williamson, Johnnie Temple, Bert Ammons, Dr. Clayton, Roy Milton, Ruby Turner, Blodwyn Pig, Chicken Shack +.
![Yoko Kanno - Ghost in the Shell / O.S.T. - COMPACT DISCS [CD]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/0445dd8d-fbc7-45ed-be52-0bcde3a7871f.jpg;maxHeight=422;maxWidth=264?format=webp)
Yoko Kanno - Ghost in the Shell / O.S.T. [COMPACT DISCS] Japan - Import date 12/17/2008
Specs
Be the first to ask a question.
We’ll try to get your question answered within 24 hours by a Best Buy customer or brand representative.