Wye Oak

new flock of dimes record seems like it's gonna be fucking amazing based on the singles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy7X5QrpREs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWRjozAXqaw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0WqYjvU6vI

Roxor!

this album is outrageously great

wow at "price of blue"

album of the year for me so far, feels like it might end up my favorite overall Wasner thing that isn't Shriek

Love the bits of this flirts with country. I can almost imagine an Emmylou Harris harmony on "Awake for the Sunrise."

this album is really good

what is with the rhythm on "two" though? is it in 15/16 or something?

it's so close to being 4/4 but just slightly off-kilter that it's a really strange listen. i can't actually think of any other songs that do the same thing

got that “springtime in Durham second shot” feeling pic.twitter.com/0Aqta6YyXs

— Jenn Wasner (@flockofdimes) April 9, 2021

good lord is this excellent. very much in the vein of the last wye oak album which i also absolutely loved.

what is with the rhythm on "two" though? is it in 15/16 or something?

― ufo, Monday, April 12, 2021 3:06 AM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

i think it is in 4/4 but syncopated so the downbeat hits a little before the 4 beat. could be wrong. the chorus is absolutely in 4/4, tho.

i considered that possibility but it never quite seemed to line up when i counted and she said in an interview it's in a 'weird time signature' which makes me more convinced it's not just a syncopated 4/4

a friend says they think it's in 7/8 but that never quite seemed to line up either for me either, seemed to be between that and 4/4 which is how i got to 15/16. maybe the syncopation just threw me off and i counted wrong though

i am probably going to try transcribing it sometime to be sure because this has been bugging me all week lol

this article thinks it's in 7/4: https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/thesampler/audio/2018790776/the-sampler-pixie-williams-voom-flock-of-dimes

feels like it could be, i think i was assuming a lower bpm.

Sounds like 7/8 to me

I also hear it as 7/8 (4+3) all the way through on a quick listen

I think that although the first snare hit always seems to land on the 3, sometimes (in strong bars?) maybe the second snare hit is a little early and lands between 6 and 7, while sometimes it's right on the 7, but I think there's always a bar of 7?

ooh, new Flock of Dimes comp gonna have a "Weakness in Me" cover. not to mention an "Amelia" one. and the new songs released so far are great.

some of the solo versions on the flock of dimes comp are just astoundingly gorgeous. especially a fan of this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kDLBTm9CYA

I saw Jenn as Flock of Dimes opening for Sylvan Esso several years back and was really impressed. Kind of lost touch with her/them. The comments here about last year's album are very encouraging.

Jesus that's good

Details here. Thanks VC.

https://www.subpop.com/news/2022/04/14/flock_of_dimes_head_of_roses_phantom_limb_available_today_on_all_dsps

have heard absolutely zero chatter about the new album that they apparently released today

Don't think it's an album but a collection of singles they've released in the last few years with a few new songs

ah ok, that makes more sense

And those singles were pretty damn good!