WYE OAK Out With New "My Neighbor / My Creator" EP

MUSIC NEWS - While we still enjoy their 2009 release, The Knot, Baltimore’s Wye Oak has lined up an April 20 release of  My Neighbor / My Creator, a more lively EP that's full of melody and creative detours over five new recordings. My Neighbor / My Creator is out already via digital download at Merge's online shoppe. and will be available at all other digital outlets on April 20 with the CD trailing behind, releasing everywhere else on June 8. You can also pick it up at any of their live dates (itinerary below).

For this effort Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack have worked with outside producers for the first time. The four new songs feel loose and direct, from the tumbling opener “My Neighbor” to the propulsive “Emmylou.”  Both “My Creator” and “I Hope You Die” begin like ballads but soon expose unexpected layers of saxophone and percussion over Wasner’s cascading vocals. Chris and Mickey Freeland, brothers with ties to everything from Oxes’ math-rock explorations to Baltimore’s indie hip-hop scene, helmed the new EP’s recordings at their Beat Babies studio and they bring new textures to Wye Oak’s growing, maturing sound. There’s a heavier reliance on keyboards, culminating in Mickey’s own stunning remix of The Knot’s “That I Do” which must be heard to be believed.

Not a "filler" release, My Neighbor / My Creator is surely a significant step forward for this young band. And, download “I Hope You Die” from My Neighbor / My Creator now!

My Neighbor / My Creator Track Listing:
1. My Neighbor
2. Emmylou
3. My Creator
4. I Hope You Die
5. That I Do (Mickey Free Remix)

CD out June 8, 2010! Sign up for the Merge Newsletter to receive an update when the preorder is available. (We only send out a newsletter about once a month, so be assured your inbox will not be spammed.)

WYE OAK 2010 Tour

 

March     

14      Indianapolis, IN     Vollrath Tavern

15      Memphis, TN     Hi-Tone Cafe

24      Atlanta, GA    The Earl

25      Chapel Hill, NC     Local 506            

26      Washington, DC    Rock and Roll Hotel           

27      New York, NY    Bowery Ballroom        

28      Philadelphia, PA   Johnny Brenda's

30      Cambridge, MA     TT The Bear's          

31      Montreal, QC  La Sala Rossa

April

1.     Toronto, ON            Lee's Palace          

2.      Ithaca, NY         Castaways            

3.      Cleveland, OH     Beachland Tavern         

4.      Chicago, IL     Lincoln Hall

5.      Milwaukee, WI    Mad Planet           

6.      Minneapolis, MN    400 Bar            

7.      Grinnell, IA         Gardner Lounge - Grinnell College    

8.      Lawrence, KS    Bottleneck    

9.      Norman, OK         The Opolis           

10      Dallas, TX        The Loft         

22      Phoenix, AZ     Rhythm Room           

23      Tucson, AZ     Club Congress    

24      Los Angeles, CA  Spaceland    

25      San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill    

27      Portland, OR        Doug Fir Lounge    

28      Vancouver, BC  The Biltmore Cabaret    

29      Seattle, WA     Triple Door    

30      Pullman, WA       The Bell Tower    

May

1      Boise, ID    Neurolux    

2      Salt Lake City, UT  the State Room    

4      Denver, CO  Walnut Room    

5      Albuquerque, NM   Launchpad    

7      Austin, TX  The Parish