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Wye Oak covers “Christmas Will Be Just Another Lonely Day” by Brenda Lee for Holiday Undercover

Once again, Wye Oak visited the round room at AV Club headquarters in Chicago to perform “Christmas Will Be Just Another Lonely Day” by Brenda Lee for the Holiday Undercover series. Wye Oak’s Civilian topped the AV Club’s year-end list and was included on year end lists from NPR, Paste Magazine, Magnet Magazine and more!

Watch Wye Oak’s cover of “Christmas Will Be Just Another Lonely Day” now

Wye Oak have just finished almost a year of touring in support of Civilian, but you can see them on TV on Last Call with Carson Daly when their performance re-airs December 29th. They have just announced a show at the Troubadour in Los Angeles on February 23, and an appearance at the Noise Pop Festival in San Francisco on February 24.

Wye Oak’s Civilian is available on CD, LP and digital download in the Merge store. If you enjoyed their previous visits to the AV Club Undercover, check out our limited-edition “Strangers” b/w “Mother” 7-inch (and digital) also in the Merge store.

 

New in the Merge store!

The holidays are right around the corner, and we want to make sure you know about some exciting new items in the Merge store!

Check out Tracey Thorn‘s new Night Time and You Are a Lover digital EPs. These EPs are also available limited-edition import vinyl. The Night Time 12-inch is even signed by Tracey and pressed on cool blue vinyl!

Merge is selling the limited-edition Wye Oak 7-inch of covers recorded as part of the AV Club Undercover series. “Strangers” b/w “Mother” is limited to only 1,000 copies and includes a cover of “Strangers” by the Kinks and “Mother” by Danzig. Also for Wye Oak fans, we have reissued their sophomore album The Knot on vinyl, and orders in the Merge store will include a signed poster!

Pre-orders are also available now for our January releases including Merge freshmen Hospitality and the return of Imperial Teen. Pre-order Hospitality’s self-titled debut album on CD or LP before its official release on January 31 to also receive via email their 6-song EP recorded in 2008 at their Red Hook apartment by Karl Blau. Imperial Teen’s fifth album Feel The Sound is also available for pre-order on CD and LP. Order now and your CD or LP will come with a cool poster. Hear tracks from both of these albums on our new Spotify “New Release” playlist!

Got your music fix but need new gear? Merge has you covered. She & Him Christmas winter accessories make a great addition to A Very She & Him Christmas and are available just in time for the holidays and winter season. Hats & mittens are going fast, so order yours today!

New additions to Merge Gear are Cranberry Merge Hoodies and Gray Track Jackets.  These American Apparel outerwear options have metallic gold and silver Merge logos screened on them.  They will keep you cozy while looking awesome. Not to mention, they are ridiculously comfortable!

Wye Oak’s Jenn Wasner discusses “Holy Holy” with the AV Club’s “One Track Mind”

The AV Club visited Wye Oak’s Jenn Wasner in Baltimore as part of their new “One Track Mind” series to talk about “Holy Holy” and check out a few of Jenn’s local haunts.

Watch her performance of “Holy Holy” and the full interview at the AV Club

Wye Oak’s whole catalog, including their latest album Civilian which includes “Holy Holy” and the newly released vinyl reissue of The Knot, are also available in the Merge store.

Wye Oak releases new 7-inch of AV Club covers & discusses “Holy Holy”

Wye Oak visited the tiny round room at the AV Club headquarters in Chicago twice to participate in their “Undercover” series. Each Undercover series starts with AV Club writers choosing 25 songs and inviting 25 bands they like to come to their offices in Chicago to perform.

We were not content to have these two great covers exist only on the AV Club website, and so on November 22, Merge will release “Strangers” b/w “Mother” as a limited-edition 7-inch and digital download!

In the spring of 2010, Wye Oak first visited the round room to cover The Kinks’ “Strangers.” They were joined by Jonathan Meiburg of Shearwater, and the resulting performance was one of the finalists in the AV Club’s poll for “Best of the Series.” Jenn and Andy were invited back in the spring of 2011 and this time, they chose to go a darker route. Complete with a sleeveless black hoodie and a “Wolfs Blood” tattoo, Jenn offered a spooky take on former Misfits frontman Glenn Danzig’s vocal stylings in their cover of “Mother,” complete with Callers’ Don “Donzig” Godwin on tenor horn.

Jenn says, “We had a blast participating in the AV Club’s Undercover series and were pleasantly surprised that so many people enjoyed our take on these two songs. We’re happy to have these versions released for those who were interested in owning them for themselves. Thanks to Merge and the AV Club for making it all happen.”

The AV Club visited Jenn in Baltimore to visit her favorite local haunts and discuss “Holy Holy” from Civilian as part of their new “One Track Mind” series. Watch Jenn’s episode now at the AV Club.

Pre-order the limited-edition 7-inch “Strangers” b/w “Mother” now in the Merge store. Wye Oak’s whole catalog, including their latest album Civilian and the newly released vinyl reissue of The Knot, are also available in the Merge store.

Wye Oak’s “The Knot” vinyl reissue in stores now

Today, Wye Oak’s sophomore album, The Knot, is available for the first time ever on vinyl! All LP copies will include a digital download coupon.

At the end of 2009, SPIN magazine deemed The Knot one of the “10 Best Albums You May Have Missed” (along with Telekinesis’ self-titled debut!) and apparently, people took note. Since then, Jenn and Andy have put out an EP and another full-length and garnered heaps of praise from fans and critics alike for their recordings as well as for their compelling live shows. Wye Oak will join The National at the end of November, with some solo shows sprinkled in as well. Check their tour page for a full list of live dates.

Watch Wye Oak’s newest video below, for the song “Holy Holy” off of their latest album, Civilian:
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The Knot track listing:
1. Milk and Honey
2. For Prayer
3. Take It In
4. Siamese
5. Talking About Money
6. Mary Is Mary
7. Tattoo
8. I Want for Nothing
9. That I Do
10.  Sight, Flight

Wye Oak on Last Call with Carson Daly

Last Call with Carson Daly recently recorded Wye Oak at the Greek Theatre and have shared “Civilian” and “For Prayer” online! Order Civilian now in the Merge store, and pre-order The Knot on vinyl and receive a free autographed poster while supplies last!

Wye Oak perform on Last Call with Carson Daly!


Last Call with Carson Daly
will feature two live performances from Wye Oak at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles tonight, September 27! Check your local listing for air times in your area.

Wye Oak are currently on tour with Explosions in the Sky, and have announced more dates with the National and Neko Case at the end of the year! Check the tour page for the most up-to-date list of shows.

Order Civilian on CD, LP or digital in the Merge Store now!

Wye Oak premieres video for “Holy Holy”

Wye Oak recently visited Coney Island and filmed a cool video with director Jeremy Johnstone for the song “Holy Holy,” which premieres today on Pitchfork.TV. Head over to Pitchfork now or watch it below.

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Tonight, Wye Oak play the first of two shows at Philadelphia’s Academy of Music with Yo La Tengo and The National. Next week, they embark on a tour opening for Okkervil River and then for Explosions in the Sky later in the month. Don’t miss them! Visit the band’s tour page for a full list of their live dates.

Wye Oak‘s latest album, Civilianis available now on CD, LP, and digital download from the Merge store and your favorite retail outlets.

Wye Oak play “Holy Holy” for Invisible Children

Read about the Invisible Children project here.

Wye Oak are on tour through October. Don’t miss them!

Wye Oak play “Holy Holy” on Fallon, announce tour with Okkervil River

Merge’s own Wye Oak made their late-night television debut last week on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, playing “Holy Holy” and blowing ?uestlove away with Andy’s drumming skills: “@wyeoak‘s drummer just topped billy ray cyrus’ drummer for most inventive performance on a late night show!”

Watch Wye Oak on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon now.

The band have also just added tour dates with Okkervil River between their already-scheduled dates with Yo La Tengo, The National, and Explosions in the Sky! Catch them on the road this summer!

Order Civilian on CD, LP or digital in the Merge Store.

Wye Oak on tour:

$ w/ Yo La Tengo & The National
% w/ Okkervil River
# w/ Explosions in the Sky
Aug 2 Pittsburgh PA @ Club Cafe
Aug 3 Cleveland OH @ Beachland Tavern
Aug 5 Chicago IL @ Lollapalooza
Aug 5 Chicago IL @ Double Door – Lollapalooza After-party with Portugal The Man
Aug 7 Happy Valley OR @ Pickathon
Aug 9 Seattle WA @ The Crocodile w/ Say Hi
Aug 12 Los Angeles CA @ Greek Theatre w/ The Decemberists
Aug 14 San Francisco CA @ Outside Lands Music & Arts
Sept 6 Columbia MD @ Merriweather Post Pavillion $
Sept 7 Philadelphia PA @ Academy of Music $
Sept 8 Philadelphia PA @ Academy of Music $
Sept 9 Boston MA @ Bank of America Pavilion $
Sept 10 Big Indian NY @ Truck America
Sept 11 Richmond VA @ The National %
Sept 13 Raleigh NC @ The Lincoln %
Sept 14 Athens GA @ 40 Watt Club %
Sept 15 Pensacola FL @ Vinyl Music Hall %
Sept 17 Dallas TX @ Granada Theater %
Sept 19 Lawrence KS @ The Granada %
Sept 20 St. Louis MO @ The Pageant %
Sept 21 Milwaukee WI @ Pabst Theater %
Sept 24 Rochester NY @ The Club at Water Street %
Sept 28 New Orleans LA @ Tipitina’s #
Sept 29 Atlanta GA @ The Tabernacle #
Sept 30 Asheville NC @ Orange Peel #
Oct 6 Montreal Quebec @ Metropolis Theatre #
Oct 7 Toronto Ontario @ The Sound Academy #
Oct 8 Royal Oak MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre #
Oct 10 Minneapolis MN @ First Avenue #
Oct 11 Des Moines IA @ Val Air Ballroom #
Oct 12 Kansas City MO @ Uptown Theater #
Oct 13 Oklahoma City OK @ Diamond Ballroom #

Wye Oak performs “Holy Holy” on Jimmy Fallon!

Order Civilian on CD, LP or digital in the Merge Store!

Wye Oak announce new tour dates & make NPR’s “Best of the Year (so far)” list!

Wye Oak recently announced new tour dates with Explosions in the Sky, and have now extended the tour to include dates with Yo La Tengo and The National. Also, NPR just announced their list of their 25 favorite albums of the year (so far) and included Wye Oak’s Civilian.

Of Civilian, NPR’s Jacob Ganz wrote:

“I know my thoughts, but I can hide them,” Jenn Wasner sings in the title track to Wye Oak‘s third and best album. Control, and the loss of it, seems to be an almost obsessive concern for the Baltimore duo, and on Civilian, Wasner and Andy Stack tilt the balances between restraint and indulgence, clarity and obfuscation, independence and need. They go clear-eyed, quiet and scary; they thrash with joy. Wye Oak hits hard, even when it sounds like it’s breaking down.

Read NPR’s Favorite 25 (so far), listen to the NPR music crew discuss their choices, and vote for your favorite albums so far in their poll which includes even more Merge releases now at NPR.org/music.

Also, last month, Wye Oak performed at the Sasquatch Music Festival at The Gorge outside of Seattle, WA. NPR has their entire set streaming now at NPR.org/music.

Civilian is available on CD, LP and digital download now in the Merge store.

Wye Oak on tour:
* – w/ Explosions in the Sky
# – w/ Yo La Tengo & The National
Jun 16 London, UK – Hoxton Bar & Kitchen
Jul 15 Hartford, CT – Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Jul 16 Northampton, MA – Iron Horse Music Hall
Jul 18 New York, NY – Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Aug 03 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
Aug 05–06 Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
Aug 07 Happy Valley, OR – Pickathon
Aug 09 Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
Aug 12 Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre (w/ The Decemberists)
Aug 14 San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival
Sep 06 Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion #
Sep 07 Philadelphia, PA – Academy of Music #
Sep 08 Philadelphia, PA – Academy of Music #
Sep 09 Boston, MA – Bank of America Pavilion #
Sep 28 New Orleans, LA – Tipitina’s *
Sep 29 Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle *
Sep 30 Asheville, NC – Orange Peel *
Oct 06 Montreal, QC – Metropolis Theatre *
Oct 07 Toronto, ON – The Sound Academy *
Oct 08 Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre *
Oct 10 Minneapolis, MN – First Ave *
Oct 11 Des Moines, IA – Val Air Ballroom *
Oct 12 Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater *
Oct 13 Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom *

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