Wharves, The – At Bay (Gringo) LP

Product Description

London based three-piece The Wharves announce the release of their debut record At Bay via Gringo Records on November 3rd. The Wharves combine gracefully minimal psyche-rock with fuzzed out folk. Their songwriting remains consistently rich throughout ‘At Bay’ largely due to the startling harmonies of Gemma Fleet (bass) and Dear hla Minogue (guitar) bonding each of the albums 13 tracks. The glorious production courtesy of Rory Attwell (The Vaccines, Mazes, Veronica Falls) makes for one of 2014’s most unique debuts.

They invoke the reverberated spook of 60s girl groups, the mid-fi guitar crunch of Kim Deal’s The Amps, the vocal flavours of The Roches and the narrative and structural panache of 70’s progressive folk. Marion Andrau’s thunderous drumming drives through these compositions, ensuring the wealth of disparate influences remain focused and celebratory.

Tracklist: Left, Right And Centre / The Grip / Scarlet For Ya / Turtleneck / Faultline / By Hook Or By Crook / Ode à Jimmy / Renew / Keep On / Mother Damnable / The Crane / Stir / First Day Back

Gringo  WAAT057LP