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Brooklyn, New York, United States (2010 – present)
There are aspects of the band’s sound - abrasive guitar hooks, immediate drumming, and incessant codas - that speak to living in a big city. But there’s also a dreary sparseness, a David Lynch-esque darkness, culled from the other members’ native Washington.
The band’s skeletal sound began to take shape, with Robert’s rust-belt guitar parts lending a restless, sinister edge to Molly’s subdued melodies and soft vocal style. Writing became a collaborative effort, and Widowspeak racked up an arsenal of songs. By fall the trio had recorded a six-track cassette using only a built-in laptop microphone and Garageband. The self-released October Tape, as it was called, fell into the hands of Brooklyn’s Captured Tracks. Weeks later, after only their sixth show, Widowspeak recorded the 7” single Harsh Realm, in anticipation of a full LP.
Their eponymous debut LP was released on August 9th, 2011 on Captured Tracks.
The original lineup :
Molly Hamilton - guitar, vocals;
Robert Thomas - guitar;
Michael Stasiak - drums.
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AsthrayHeart
i was really disappointed after seeing them live.
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machinegunalice
Hope Sandoval, is that you? [4]
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damonlila
<3
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epiphanygene
Stumbled across Almanac on spotify, I really like it! Hope Sandoval, is that you? [3] :')
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remmidemmiii
Hope Sandoval, is that you? [2]
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visaidj
Greate
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timmycbc
Just saw them with their 5-piece lineup and they are insanely good. See them if you can
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AcidAmmo
it's folkgaze
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scottdoesntknow
Almanac is great, but Widowspeak is still better.
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samuelregan
How the fuck is this considered shoegaze?
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menanggung
вау) я кайфую :3
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rnrdt
They're lovely.
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TommyIsADiamond
Really loving the new album.
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Webiuwjawi
The last 2 minutes of "Ghost Boy" are awesome (2)
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Sombrehombre
I'm the one in the room that likes the greater production clarity on Almanac. Incidentally, Almanac shuffles almost seamlessly with Speck Mountain's Badwater, released on the very same day. Something in the air.
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alexi1000
for me "Almanac" is a slight dissapointment compared with the great debut wich for me lifted them to a level with early "Mazzy Star"...
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rawen333
i'm trully satisfied with the Almanac...
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writhingworms
While I still prefer the grungier, darker sound of the debut, Almanac is a solid and beautiful followup.
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mrmm2
Almanac review!!! http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/widowspeak-almanac-117377
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cat-dentures
Listening to Widowspeak is like being in the last few moments of a beautiful dream. The music and her voice wavers and everything around you starts to get brighter and hazier and you feel like it's about to end but still you hold on trying to stay in the final seconds of bliss just a little bit longer.
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