Each Note Secure

clipped from www.eachnotesecure.com The EP gave me more of a southern rock/pop feel than this full length has so far. It seems that that pop element is shining through much brighter on American Prehistoric. So I will dump some of those Band Of Horses comparisons and add on a recommended if you like The Broken West or Grandaddy for these guys. And in my book that is a very high recommendation. Be sure to sample this song below, “She’d Never Seen It” my favorite off the new album. Let me know if you dig it, and be sure to check out the full length album, which is due out next week, August 28th from Live Wire Recordings.

clipped from www.jdsmusicalalchemy.com JD’s Musical Alchemy There is a great interview with Warm in the Wake on YouTube that is well worth checking out. It’s full of some great introspective comments from the band members and a bunch of video and pictures of the guys in action.

MusicTAP

clipped from www.musictap.net Warm in the Wake American Prehistoric I love the old ‘60s pop tune gems and so, when I hear those old styles flawlessly executed by fresh new bands, I always have a tendency to sit up and pay some attention.  Yes, I’m a nostalgic bug that will likely never let go of the past but at least I have a lot of company.  Atlanta’s Warm in the Wake has a damn good idea of themselves when it comes to grown up pop tunes.  Their new album, American Prehistoric, supplies 15 solid pop tunes, all of which are filled with the ingredients of a classic offering of wonderful songs.  Listen to the perfect “Devil With a Fist” and you begin to know what I mean.

Ironworker

clipped from wildernessinthecity.blogspot.com Wilderness in the City A reflection on Music, Books, Film, Nature, Human Rights and Spirituality clipped from wildernessinthecity.blogspot.com Rock and Roll Show Alabama’s own Warm in the Wake. I loved this description. Ironworker and Post Modern French Philosophers. Gonna be interesting "Ironworker"-I worked in an iron foundry in Birmingham that was later the subject of a full hour special on PBS Frontline due to employee safety abuses. At about the same time someone was trying to teach me about this French philosopher Foucault and his high-brow "world prison" models. I used to wonder what the guys working in the foundry would think about this Foucault fellow...then I would laugh. And then a vat of molten iron blew up next to me and I quit thinking about it until I wrote this song. Great chicken pickin' on that pedal steel done by Paige Waldrop.’

Golden

clipped from raulisrunning.blogspot.com A Smudge On The Collective Unconscious clipped from raulisrunning.blogspot.com Song of the Week: Golden Inhibition Destroyer Download: Warm in the Wake - "Golden Inhibition Destroyer" Warm in the Wake's Gold Dust Trail EP has been a wonderful surprise this year. With their southern rock-inspired sound, the band offers a set of solid, pleasing songs. Some might accuse them of being My Morning Jacket ripoffs, but they're far from that. The songs swirl and toss you in unexpectedly blissful directions. "Golden Inhibition Destroyer" is the highlight of the EP. The lyrics obtusely speak of pessimism (And there's carbon and there's love/Which one will burn up/Oh, guess which one), but the sweet concoction of guitars, chimes, and piano speak of sweet tea and playful days out in the sun. When the piano and drums crash and careen in the end, just watch out! Warm in the Wake's LP, American Prehistoric, comes out August 28.

Creative Loafing ATL

clipped from blogs.creativeloafing.com First off, Warm in the Wake’s American Prehistoric is awesome. If there’s any justice in the world, it will become the next rock group to break out of Atlanta. American Prehistoric comes out via Livewire Recordings Aug. 28, and you should definitely pick up a copy. clipped from blogs.creativeloafing.com Crib Notes Just another blogs.creativeloafing.com weblog

Star Bar Rules

clipped from www.ginamo.blogspot.com Blatant Expressions of Narcissism This was taken at the Star Bar on Saturday, I went to see Warm in the Wake (and of course Sarah and Dan) they are going on tour in August so we won't be seeing them in Atlanta for a while. If anyone is in Athens (GA) this weekend they are playing at the ATHFEST. I loved the new stuff and of course the old songs are always great to hear. I'm in love with the song "Golden Inhibition Destroyer" and they played it TWICE! I'm so glad Sarah keeps me up to date on local shows so I can catch them when they are in town. It's always a great time and this week was a special treat because Jon P. Strohm (of the lemonheads) and The Preakness opened for Warm in the Wake. Anyhow I saw this in the bathroom, thought it was pretty hilarious and needed to share it. I know it has nothing to do with the music but I enjoyed that someone blatantly missed the "Do Not Kick" part.

KUCI

clipped from www.kuci.org Warm in the Wake – Gold Dust Trail (Livewire) A nice stew of the sounds of Grandaddy and the Shins with some twanginess thrown in. Twanginess, surprisingly enough, is not being recognized by the spellcheck program. Neither is “spellcheck”. Dude, Microsoft Word. Why you gotta throw salt in my game like that?

Warm in the Wake: Gold Dust Trail - Muse

Warm in the Wake: Gold Dust Trail - Muse

Com Radio

clipped from www.grcmc.org Grand Rapids Community Media Center about calendar television radio wealthy theatre education media literacy npo services WARM IN THE WAKE Gold Dust Trail Have you ever gone to 7-11 and purchased a big gulp with the contents of said big gulp being all of the various taps of soda pop and punch and what have you. Well yes, I'm going to us that type of metaphor here. Grab your WITW cup and pour in some Neil Young, Isaac Brock (Modest Mouse), Chris Isaak (vocally speaking), The Shins, Wilco, Grandaddy, and My Morning Jacket. This Atlanta 4 piece offers a solid effort on this 7 song ep.

Louisville Courier-Journal

clipped from www.courier-journal.com Southern psychedelia By Jeffrey Lee Puckett The EP's best song, "Golden Inhibition Destroyer," is the tiniest epic ever. Without the slightest bit of specificity, it manages to create a world of missed opportunity, fatal hesitancy and an aching sadness: "There's carbon and there's love/Which one burns up/Oh, guess which one." Your first two guesses don't count, and by the time Christopher Rowell leads up to the song's cascading big finish by repeating "Is it all there is?" the tension between happy and sad is palpable and almost delicious. Jeffrey Lee Puckett is SCENE's pop music editor and oversees this page.

Warm in the Wake promoting 'golden' EP - Out & About

Warm in the Wake promoting 'golden' EP - Out & About

clipped from keepitonrepeat.wordpress.com Keep It On Repeat clipped from keepitonrepeat.wordpress.com Memories of tenth grade rowing escapades, where if we were unfortunate enough to be caught in the wake of a passing boat we would be splashed with the anything-but-warm water of the river, surfaced when I first saw the name of this four-piece from Atlanta. They’ve already been mentioned heaps by other bloggers, but having just caught on to them, it’s imperative that I commit a post to them; I think I’ve kept them on repeat for about six times now, and I’m still looking forward to the next loop. Anyway, their music is anything but cold; it kind of envelops you in warm, fuzzy, feel good guitars and steady backing drum beats which makes me think of Death Cab For Cutie.

Alabama boys pull listeners with hot, catchy CD - Variety

Alabama boys pull listeners with hot, catchy CD - Variety

Mewzik

clipped from youlovemymewzick.blogspot.com Also, today I was sent some choice MP3's from Live Wire Recordings, home to the band I mentioned a few posts down, The Winter Sounds. One of the tracks that stuck out most to me was by these guys, Warm in the Wake. They remind me of a more western influenced Grizzly Bear or Papercuts. Superb vocals. Lovely keyboard. Gold Dust Trail was released this past February. I'm a fan.

Out The Other

clipped from outtheother.typepad.com Stream the April 3 edition of Out the Other I played a few Warm in the Wake tracks off of the excellent Gold Dust Trail EP, as well as a few other songs once the interview ended, here's what you heard, with WRVU rotation marked with a (*):

Underground Sound

clipped from www.da.wvu.edu Warm in the Wake ''Gold Dust Trail'' Grade: A This band's seven-song debut is a beautiful collection of soft, melodic music layered with many different instruments. Perfect for a relaxing half hour of bliss, this band will take you along with them as they soar peacefully down the road. Just like their band name implies, the music leaves you feeling warm and wanting more tracks. Lead singer Chris Rowell sings with the familiarity of indie bands like Wilco and Grandaddy. Warm in the Wake should please fans when they come out with a full-length CD sometime in the future. For now, though, fans will be satisfied with ''Gold Dust Trail'' enough to keep it spinning in their stereos. Standout track: ''Golden Inhibition Destroyer.''

Brooklyn

clipped from www.courierlife.net Get hold of a couple of real live wires moving through Brooklyn Now Georgia-based, all four band mates call Alabama their home sweet home. That “down south” musical upbringing emerges in their debut EP “Gold Dust Trail.” The release is a relaxing radio-friendly fare of gentle and soothing pop songs. And apparently the recorded version of WITW is just a tease of what to expect during their live show. The band is known for ramping up the energy on stage, and showcasing both the depth of their musicianship and the tightness of this group through musical exploration. Warm in the Wake’s musical chemistry is tangible, and with good reason. Bandleader Chris Rowell has been playing alongside drummer James Taylor Jr. since they were pubescent teens. Rowell and Taylor have paired up with another duo that goes way, way back: brothers Daniel and Andy Barker, on keyboards and bass respectively.

clipped from www.captainsdead.com captain’s dead home disclaimer bother me dee licious Archives Register clipped from www.captainsdead.com i want to thank rich from cable and tweed to bringing this group of atlantians/decaturites, warm in the wake, to my attention. they just released an ep entitled gold dust trail and if you are in the market for sounds that would fit ever so nicely with a beer, a backporch and warm summer evening then look no further than warm in the wake. this is sunny pop for those that may not necessarily dig sunny pop, yours truly included. “golden inhibition destroyer” is a brilliant gem that is part yankee hotel foxtrot era wilco crossed with the rollicking piano made popular, most notably, by 70’s southern rock outfits. this by no means is a southern rock record, i want to make that clear, but those influences are most definitely present. some of the guitar/production work reminds me of daniel lanois and/or t bone burnett, and some of their extended instrumental interludes are earily reminiscent of yo la tengo. clipped from www.captainsdead.com captain’s dead

RegnYouth

clipped from www.regnyouth.com With hints of Grandaddy and The Shins, Warm in the Wake successfully indicates the enormity of talent that it possesses. Even those opposed to the indie scene will be seduced by the up-tempo beats and user-friendly lyrics on ‘Gold Dust Trail’, their debut EP. Despite the occasional country undertones of songs like “Ironworkers” and the opening of “Skeleton Friends,” vocalist, Christopher Rowell engages listeners with his smooth crooning. Standout tracks include “Tame Thoughts” and “Good King.” With a first effort as substantial and ambitious as ‘Gold Dust Trail’, listeners can count on hearing a fantastic full-length from these rockers in the very near future.

Bulls-Eye

clipped from www.bullz-eye.com “Hearts vs. Heads” is a killer cut, with an opening riff that salutes fellow Georgians the Allman Brothers before galloping blissfully along to an absolutely perfect pop beat. There isn’t a throwaway track in the bunch, in fact – less difficult to achieve when you’re only offering up seven to choose from, but still, to subtract points for quantity (or creativity of band name) would be to miss out on the greater good of such an impressive collection. Kings of Leon went the EP route a few years back, and were ultimately able to back it up with not one but two signature full-length releases. Big shoes to fill, indeed, but WITW seem up to the challenge. Warm in the Wake: Gold Dust Trail

The Lobo threesome - Culture

The Lobo threesome - Culture

Chicago Maroon

clipped from maroon.uchicago.edu Everyone knows the feeling of passively listening to an album and being floored when a certain melody hits that suddenly commands your attention. Be it a lyric that reverberates with your own feelings or a certain guitar riff fired off with such perfection that you feel the hair on your neck stand up, every artist strives for these moments of raw emotion. The greatest albums evoke these emotions in every song, but most artists consider themselves lucky to garner such a response from their audience even once. While Warm in the Wake’s debut EP The Gold Dust Trail isn’t an album that kept my jaw hugging the floor, it is nevertheless a consistent recording with well crafted songs and a few precious moments where I was floored.