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The Knot

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MRG346 | Release Date 2009
A set of songs that sway, stretch, and scream while always reaching outward for personal connection. As ever, Andy Stack's production layers his own multi-instrumental arrangements over Jenn Wasner's woozy compositions, but musically, too, things sound more precise. There's less squalling feedback than before, but lingering violin and pedal steel bring out the droning Americana that has always informed Wye Oak's sound.

"[The Knot], the upcoming record by Wye Oak (which combines Yo La Tengo drone with My Morning Jacket riffs and Spinanes-like intimacy.)" ~ Noel Murray, The Onion AV Club "Best Records of 2009 So Far"

"..an absolutely lovely record that only gets better the deeper you sink into it.." ~Idolator

"..dusky, pretty sophomore album.." ~Stereogum

"Hint: not only is it devastatingly pretty, it bests just about everything about If Children, which is, yes, possible." ~Baltimore City Paper

"It’s all repression and violence, Wasner attacking on guitar between verses and Stack matching her with that overactive crash cymbal." ~Cokemachineglow

"The Knot finds Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack unspooling more hazy Americana soundscapes." ~Under the Radar (website)
TRACK PLAY SONG TITLE DURATION PRICE MP3 TRACK
1  Milk and Honey 01:59 $0.99
2  For Prayer 03:49 $0.99
3  Take It In 05:49 $0.99
4  Siamese 04:10 $0.99
5  Talking About Money 03:14 $0.99
6  Mary Is Mary 07:35 $0.99
7  Tattoo 04:06 $0.99
8  I Want For Nothing 04:21 $0.99
9  That I Do 03:50 $0.99
10  Sight, Flight 05:34 $0.99