Wolves (feat. Memoryfield)

  • 语种:英语
  • 发行时间:2016-02-03
  • 类型:Single

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In the early summer of 2015 memoryfield had a string of live shows lined up in and around their hometown area of Provo, Utah. Wanting to add a little flair to these performances, Billy R. Preston and Juliet Gamero sought out an additional vocalist who could also add a few original songs into the setlist. With the help of their management IRIS (aka Britney Holman and previously unknown to them) was found to live close by and while her style seemed a bit of a stretch for traditional memoryfield material, possibly even a mismatch, the three came to terms and decided to pursue these events and then keep it on a "wait and see" basis. Fast forward to February of 2016... they obviously hit it off and since that time have managed to record four songs together and were still in the middle of production on two different music videos with several more planned. Their musical writing style(s) are still quite different but so far it seems to be working out well for everyone involved. Being alleviated of the burden of singing ALL vocals, Preston is now able to focus more intently on the guitar work, bass and the highly detailed technical production of their songs. Juliet is right at home with arranging and adding backup vocals when called upon for it. Her piano work on songs such as "Alison" and "Space Oddity" are both sublime and riveting. While Holman's "Wolves" does feature both a piano and snippets of Hammond organ, it's really more of an ensemble piece and the production is dense. Four different guitars, layered at different intervals provide both the rhythmic backdrop for the song and the Flamenco style lead in both the intro and the middle section. Timbales (Jason Jones) keep the song chugging along at a brisk pace and also help to add to the Latin undertones. The bass is typical Preston and keeps the song firmly planted in Rock territory, taking the lion's share of the rhythm section work and pacing the song in a very commanding way. IRIS superbly handles all the vocals and harmonies on this one and shines in her trademark way of interjecting the "oohs" and "ahhs" she seems so lyrically fond of in her own music. At its heart, "Wolves" is a power pop song that uses a few somewhat unconventional instruments and a style not so typical in modern Indie Rock. Holman was reportedly hesitant at first to add in these elements (such as the timbales and shakers) for fear that the song would swing just a little too far to the Latin Rock/Carlos Santana end of the spectrum. Some adjustments were made and eventually the song took on its present shape and form. It remains to be seen what kind of audience will eventually gravitate in its direction.

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