Armed with their sophomore album released via Soft Power Records over the weekend, Witching Waves delve into the creation and execution of Crystal Cafe. Their tone is serious, technical and deeply reflexive of the much more calculated and polished sound that is their second record. Additionally, we are respectfully allowed a peek into the process of a group… Continue reading Witching Waves at Overblown
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Witching Waves at Ghettoblaster
Witching Waves is a trio from London, and they consists of two things I love in a band: the main vocalist is their drummer and their drummer is a female. This is a heavy and dissonant album, with only the occasional short instrumental passage to break the pounding momentum built throughout. Crystal Cafe is equal… Continue reading Witching Waves at Ghettoblaster
Witching Waves at For the Rabbits
Who? Witching Waves are the noise-pop trio of drummer Emma Wigham, guitarist Mark Jasper and bass player Ed Shellard. Emma and Mark share vocal duties, whilst Mark also handled production on their upcoming record. What? On the most basic level Witching Waves are a classically DIY noisy trio, persistent hypnotic drum beats, rumbling bass lines… Continue reading Witching Waves at For the Rabbits
Witching Waves at Four Culture
When I learn of a band influenced by Sonic Youth and The Cure, then as a fan of those bands I am going to be intrigued. When I think more about this I begin to wonder which era of each of these bands will have had most influence on London trio Witching Waves. Both have… Continue reading Witching Waves at Four Culture
Witching Waves at When You Motor Away
For Crystal Cafe, the second outing from London’s Witching Waves, the trio changes skins from noise pop fuzzy to rocker leather. There still is plenty of melody, but with a more straightforward and aggressive sound. If your ears get the impression that the Shop Assistants are channeling Sonic Youth, you have good ears. You probably… Continue reading Witching Waves at When You Motor Away
Witching Waves at Here Comes the Flood
Ready for some angry, catchy DIY rock? London based trio Witching Waves go for howling feedback, tons of fuzz and leakage, topped off with wavering vocals on their second full-length Crystal Cafe. Emma Wigham, Mark Jasper and Ed Shellar have found a way to get even with the world by not so much as playing… Continue reading Witching Waves at Here Comes the Flood
Witching Waves at KEXP
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Witching Waves at Expressway To Yr Skull
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Witching Waves at Atlas & The Anchor
(The London post-punk trio – Emma Wigham, Mark Jasper, and Ed Shellard – released their sophomore album, Crystal Café today via Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records. On it they whip up a furious blend of noisy, fuzzed out guitar tones and frenzied rhythms with catchy dream-pop appeal. Check out the tone-setting opening track and… Continue reading Witching Waves at Atlas & The Anchor
Witching Waves at Ringmaster Review
Of the albums most anticipated by our particular ears was one from UK duo Witching Waves. They had us on line with their ltd edition cassette Concrete/Chain Of Command in 2014 and inescapably hooked with debut album Fear Of Falling Down later that same year but things have just got contagiously fiercer and even more… Continue reading Witching Waves at Ringmaster Review