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- Summary: The sixth full-length release for the Baltimore duo of Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack was mixed by John Congleton.
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- Record Label: Merge
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Apr 2, 2018The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs revels in keeping you off balance; it impresses, inspires and occasionally overwhelms, but it never outstays its welcome. A fantastic statement from an endlessly evolving band shouting louder than ever.
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Apr 11, 2018“Tween,” a 2016 collection of eight outtakes recorded from 2011-14, revealed paths the band had rejected for “Shriek,” with songs that enfolded electronics in broad strokes of guitar. Now, with “The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs,” Wye Oak extends that approach to make it nimbler, more intricate and welcoming. There are joyful and sometimes rowdy sonic crosscurrents, even as the lyrics determinedly think things through.
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Apr 2, 2018Wye Oak’s forward-thinking approach proves they’re miles ahead of their peers in more ways than one, and if they can keep on moving, things are likely to stay that way for some time.
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Apr 20, 2018Fifth album The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs doesn’t have the dramatic sense of change of its predecessor, but it is a fascinating album that may even ultimately prove to have more to offer. It’s one of those albums that grows with each listen.
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Apr 4, 2018If anything captures where they are now, it's "Say Hello," melding their distinct talents into something full of compulsion and yearning m, riding breathless vocals and persistence rhythms. [Mar-May 2018, p.63]
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Apr 6, 2018It’s a culmination of just about every texture they’ve explored before, fostered through unmistakable maturity.
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Q MagazineApr 10, 2018Things calm down in the second half; You Of All People and Join are an angelic two-step, providing a welcome respite to end the album on a hopeful note. [Jun 2018, p.116]
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