It’s time for another piece in my running series on East Coast music. Today, I present Wintersleep, singing their latest awesome song, Weighty Ghost.
I first heard Wintersleep a few years ago on the radio with their song Orca. It’s a more dramatic song, with some pretty heavy instrumentation that tends to turn off some people (read my wife). Here’s a live cut of it:
The radio cut seems to be a lot longer than this one too. That’s why this one never really seemed to take off, but Weighty Ghost has been a hit with everyone I know who’s heard it so far. I really like the rootsy, clapping and acoustic guitar in it. I’ve been enjoying stripped down songs more and more as time goes by. It leaves more room for the vocals and the actual song itself. It sort of puts it out there on display. That can be a bad thing for some songs, but nothing beats a great song that’s stripped down to the basics.
If you like them, pick up an album at their website. They’re a great local band that’s only getting better. I’ve heard nothing but great things about the latest album. You can find a few videos of stuff from their second album on Youtube if you want to hear more. I pretty much love them all, but that certainly doesn’t mean you will : )
Schufafrei // Apr 10, 2008 at 6:00 pm
I like their all song and albam.But I have not all of this. I want to collection them all.
Kurt // Apr 11, 2008 at 12:06 am
i liked those videos and the songs. especially the first one. kind of someone is relaying his own thoughts in a rhythmic manner.
SDM // Apr 11, 2008 at 5:22 am
I’ve been into Wintersleep for a few years now – but have a similar problem in that my wife thinks its trash, so i’m relegated to listening to them on my earphones only!!
Added to my misery is the fact i’m based in the UK – as far as I can tell they don’t have any plans to tour anytime soon
Kristian Liebrand // Apr 12, 2008 at 12:20 pm
I have never listened this song before but its good .I have downloaded and listened now for quite few times , hope the rest of tracks are good too.
mark // Apr 14, 2008 at 1:01 pm
I never heard these guys before!! Good stuff. Thanks for the info!
Greer // Apr 14, 2008 at 6:19 pm
Great post! Thanks for the info. I always like hearing about new bands.
-Sasha
Abunza Exposed // May 5, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Wow, never heard either of these before. I like the second one best. Great post!
-Jeff
ohne schufa // Jun 2, 2008 at 1:57 pm
quite good music – never heard of them before…