Wye Oak visited the famous round room at the Onion AV Club Undercover headquarters in Chicago to cover “Mother” by Danzig.

Complete with a sleeveless black hoodie and a “Wolfs Blood” tattoo, Jenn offers a spooky take on former Misfits’ frontman Glenn Danzig’s vocal stylings. Jenn & Andy were joined by Callers’ Don “Donzig” Godwin on tenor horn, too.

Watch Wye Oak cover “Mother” by Danzig.

Wye Oak are the only band to be asked back for a second AV Undercover visit, because as the AV Club says “they’re awesome.” Watch their cover of The Kinks’ “Strangers” from last year’s series, too.

Civilian is available on CD, LP and digital download in the Merge store. Wye Oak just wrapped their first US tour in support of Civilian, and can next be seen channeling Dinosaur Jr at the “Our Band Could be Your Life” 10th anniversary show at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC on May 22 and the Sasquatch Festival on May 28 before heading to Europe.

Wye Oak on tour:
May 22 New York, NY  Bowery Ballroom  Our Band Could be Your Life Anniversary show
May 28 George, WA Sasquatch Festival
June 7 Amsterdam, NE Paradiso
June 8 Ghent, BE Vooruit
June 12 Vienna, AT Chelsea Club
June 13 Frankfurt, DE Sinkkasten
June 14 Berlin, DE Comet
June 16 London, UK Hoxton Bar & Kitchen
July 18 New York, NY Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Aug 14 San Francisco, CA Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival

photo by Lauren Miller

Jenn and Andy collaborated with Baltimore artist Katherine Fahey and photographer Michael O’Leary to make a lovely video for “Fish” from their new album Civilian. Elaborate paper cuttings come to life to illustrate the story, and both Katherine & the band share their thoughts about the video at NPR.

Watch the video for “Fish” now at NPR.org.

You can see more great “behind the scenes” photos at our blog. Wye Oak are currently on tour, and Civilian is available on CD, LP and digital download.

Wye Oak on tour:
Apr 08 Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
Apr 09 Toronto, ON – El Mocambo
Apr 10 Montreal, QC – Casa Del Popolo
Apr 12 Cambridge, MA – Middle East Upstairs
Apr 14 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
Apr 15 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
Apr 16 Baltimore, MD – 2640 Space
May 22 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom – Our Band Could Be Your Life show
May 28 George, WA – Sasquatch Music Festival

Jenn & Andy kick off their US tour tonight with a sold out show at the Black Cat in DC. Listen to the whole show from the comfort of your own home beginning at 10:30 PM EST at NPR.org/music. Wye Oak’s new album Civilian was released on Tuesday and is available now on CD, LP and digital download at all of your favorite music outlets.

The full list of Wye Oak tour dates is below, don’t miss them! Civilian is available on CD, LP and digital download now in the Merge store.

Wye Oak on tour:
# = w/ Lower Dens
% = w/ Callers
Mar 11 Washington, DC – Black Cat #
Mar 12 Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506 #
Mar 13 Atlanta, GA – The Earl #
Mar 15 Norman, OK – The Opolis #
Mar 18 Austin, TX – The Parish – Merge SXSW Showcase
Mar 21 Tucson, AZ – Solar Culture %
Mar 22 San Diego, CA – Casbah %
Mar 24 Los Angeles, CA – The Echo %
Mar 25 San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill %
Mar 27 Vancouver, BC – Media Club %
Mar 29 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios %
Mar 31 Nampa, ID – Flying M Coffee %
Apr 01 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court %
Apr 02 Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge %
Apr 03 Omaha, NE – Slowdown Jr %
Apr 04 Iowa City, IA – The Mill %
Apr 05 St. Paul, MN – Turf Club %
Apr 06 Appleton, WI – Lawrence University %
Apr 07 Chicago, IL – Schuba’s %
Apr 08 Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
Apr 09 Toronto, ON – El Mocambo %
Apr 10 Montreal, QC – Casa Del Popolo %
Apr 12 Cambridge, MA – Middle East Upstairs %
Apr 14 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom %
Apr 15 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s %
May 28 George, WA – Sasquatch Music Festival