Ears Wide Open: Wires in the Walls
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L.A. quartet Wires in the Walls plant their flag on the same solitary stretch of Americana as bands such as Okkervil River and Magnolia Electric Co., coloring their winsome tunes with horns, accordion and euphonium. Frontman’s Warren Sroka’s fragile vocals remind me of a less clarion David LaBrel (whose tenor makes Olin and the Moon so remarkable). Sroka and bandmates Nick Tracz, Bryan King and David Irelan on April 2 release their second EP, “Call Signs.” A downright pretty sample:
||| Download: “Twin Jet Engines”
||| Live: Wires in the Walls perform April 10 at the Bootleg Theater with Olin and the Moon and the French Semester.
Photo by Erin Yaeger
Awesome to see these guys on here, they’re great! Can’t wait to see them on April 10th, they put on a hell of a show (now with banjo!).
Indeed Jen – it’s amazing to see these guys on here. And WOW on Twin Jet! What a difference than the way I’ve heard them play it live. The horns give it a completely different feel.
I first saw Wires on their east coast tour and I can’t stop listening to their first EP. “Gasoline” is the perfect song to start a night out. Can’t wait to hear the new EP!
Hey, you look familiar… Very cool that new instruments are being added to the band’s repertoire. Kudos!