Shriek: Variations

by Wye Oak

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Oak O'Connor Shriek has been in my rotation for at least 8 years at this point, and the new variations are almost beyond description: stunning, beautiful, haunting, lush, a little bit fearsome, and utterly creative and singular. Owen Pallett's "Heartland" as the soundtrack to "Annihilation". Absolutely fantastic. Favorite track: Sick Talk (Variation).

Travis Smith I love Shriek. I love the story of the record and the way that you can hear the love of making music so freshly reinvigorated in every track. These new Variations are incredible. It's the best new music I've heard in a good while. Beautifully layered. A must for any fan. It's a truly special release. Favorite track: Sick Talk (Variation).

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1.	Before 04:19	buy track
2.	Shriek 03:39	buy track
3.	The Tower 04:06	buy track
4.	Glory 04:53	buy track
5.	Sick Talk 04:25	buy track
6.	Schools of Eyes 04:14	buy track
7.	Despicable Animal 04:50	buy track
8.	Paradise 04:21	buy track
9.	I Know the Law 03:44	buy track
10.	Logic of Color 02:59	buy track
11.	Before (Variation) 06:17	buy track
12.	Shriek (Variation) 03:53	buy track
13.	Sick Talk (Variation) 06:28	buy track
14.	The Tower (Variation) 06:05	buy track
15.	Logic of Color (Variation) 04:47	buy track

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Wye Oak celebrate the 10th anniversary of Shriek with Shriek: Variations, a 2-LP gatefold set that joins the fan-favorite album with Variations, five cuts reimagined by GRAMMY-nominated composer William Brittelle and recorded by Wye Oak and the Metropolis Ensemble. If Shriek is a record that charts the depths of solemnity and inner space, its Variations, roiling in a sea of winds, brass, and strings, recolors that space and complicates it, a gorgeous, unexpected response to the original’s siren call.

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released March 22, 2024

Wye Oak is Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack
Produced by Wye Oak and Nicolas Vernhes
Music by Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack
Words by Jenn Wasner

Engineered and Mixed at Rare Book Room in Brooklyn, NY, by Nicolas Vernhes
Assistant Engineer: Gabe Wax
Additional Recording by Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack in Portland, OR; Baltimore, MD; and Phoenicia, NY
Mastered by Joe Lambert
Art and layout by Ashley North Compton

“Shriek” contains sounds from “Dawn chorus with tūī in the foreground” altered by delay processing. Source: New Zealand Department of Conservation (doc.govt.nz). Used under CC BY 3.0 NZ.

Many thanks to our family and friends, whose love and guidance are the reasons this record exists, and especially to Ashley North Compton, Sam Haberman, Ian Wheeler, David Ayers, Ambrosia Parsley (and Pilot!), Annie Horvath, Nicolas Vernhes, Gabe Wax, Trey Many, Mickey Freeland, David Gaumé, Adam Cooke, Matthew Yake, Amy Harmon, Caroline Marcantoni, Lexie Mountain, everyone at Merge Records and City Slang, and you, as always.

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Wye Oak Baltimore, Maryland

Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack of Wye Oak have spent most of their lives in Baltimore, MD. But after two years of constant touring with Civilian, they landed on opposite sides of the country with an unforeseeable future ahead. Despite this newfound uncertainty, the two bandmates embraced their physical distance, passing ideas back and forth, allowing new work to evolve in their respective solitudes. ... more

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