Retrospectacle #5
In which Tim walks us through the mix of Sweet Billy Pilgrim's Junkyard Dogs (guaranteed dishwasher-free).
I thought that this week we’d look at something a touch less esoteric, and a little more traditional; one of the louder moments on our fifth album, Wapentak.
Was it something we said ? Not sure, but in 2017 Jana and I found ourselves without a band, so we thought we’d write a record that doesn’t need one; a record we could easily break down into something acoustic and - most importantly - portable.
Wapentak was the result, and following Brexit and Trump, despite its lack of volume album #5 was either sad or seething. Sometimes it was both, as with Junkyard Dogs: about as close to a call-to-arms as we’ve ever come.
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