{"id":28398,"date":"2018-05-16T14:48:25","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T22:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=28398"},"modified":"2018-05-16T16:26:56","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T00:26:56","slug":"check-out-superb-songs-and-videos-from-wye-oaks-outstanding-new-album-the-louder-i-call-the-faster-it-runs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2018-05\/check-out-superb-songs-and-videos-from-wye-oaks-outstanding-new-album-the-louder-i-call-the-faster-it-runs\/","title":{"rendered":"Check Out Superb Songs and Videos from Wye Oak’s Outstanding New Album “The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We have once again lost track of amazing musical talent. Wye Oak<\/strong><\/a> has always been a bright blip on our musical radar. Like many, we first latched onto them via their breakout 2011 album Citizen<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0before they moved from that album’s guitar-dominated sounds and shape-shifted into the synth-sounds of 2014’s fantastic Shriek<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. In 2016 the band’s lead singer Jenn Wasner<\/strong> also released (under the Flock of Dimes<\/strong>\u00a0totem) a superb solo(ish) album entitled If You See Me, Say Yes<\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0All told, these albums comprise a very impressive discography. But we have a bit of the ADD, and so we lost track of the band and didn’t pay attention when their outstanding new album,\u00a0The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs<\/strong><\/em>, was released in early April. Our bad. It’s among the Best Albums of 2018<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>combines the best of Citizen’s<\/strong> <\/em>guitar-grandeur\u00a0and Shriek’s<\/strong><\/em> synth-dominated gestalt, resulting in their best album to date. We hear great influences in the album, including Kate Bush<\/strong> and Peter Gabriel<\/strong> (It Was Not Natural<\/strong><\/em>),\u00a0Laurie Anderson <\/strong>and\u00a0LCD Soundsystem<\/strong> (the title track and Instrumental<\/strong><\/em>), Broken Social Scene<\/strong> (Lifer<\/strong><\/em>) and Joni Mitchell<\/strong> (I Know It’s Real<\/strong><\/em>), to name a few. \u00a0No matter the fantastic mix of influences we hear, Wassner<\/strong> and colleague\u00a0Andy\u00a0Stack<\/strong> always make the sounds and songs altogether their own, and to powerful effect, with Wassner’s<\/strong> vocals always a heady clarion call to the soul.<\/p>\n

To get a feel, check out three great tracks off the album below. First up is the music video for It Was Not Natural<\/strong><\/em>, one of the album\u2019s strongest songs. After, check out the lyric video for heart-strung Lifer<\/strong><\/em>, followed by the official video for the title track. \u00a0These songs’ superb, soul-baring lyrics are at bottom.<\/p>\n

You can order The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs<\/strong><\/em> HERE<\/strong><\/a>. \u00a0Or stream it on your favorite streaming source.<\/p>\n

Wye Oak<\/strong> is out on tour in support of the new album, and you find dates\/tickets HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n