Wye Oak

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Wye Oak
Performing in 2008
Background information
Origin	Baltimore, Md
Genres	Indie rock Indie folk
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Merge Records
Website	Official website
Members
Andy Stack Jenn Wasner

Wye Oak are an indie folk rock duo hailing from Baltimore, MD. The duo comprises Andy Stack (drums, keyboards, backup vocals) and Jenn Wasner (vocals, guitars). Their sound is a blend of American folk and indie rock; their songs often focus on themes of family and maturing through youth. Often the first attention-grabbing aspect of the band is that Stack pulls double-duty on drums and keys, playing the drums with both legs and right hand and the bass line with his left hand.

Members Andy Stack and Jenn Wasner formed the duo under the moniker Monarch in mid-2006. Coinciding closely with their signing to Merge Records, Stack and Wasner decided to change their name to Wye Oak, in order to avoid confusion with myriad other bands named Monarch. The wye oak is Maryland's state tree. Their Merge label deal came through in January 2008 and a re-release of their debut album If Children arrived in April .

Discography

• 2008 - If Children (independently released in 2007)
• 2009 - The Knot

Sources

• Monger, James Christopher. "Wye Oak". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0pfuxz85ldhe~T1. Retrieved April 14 2008. 
• Zimpleman, Tom. "If Children Review". Dustedmagazine.com. http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/4226. Retrieved April 14 2008. 
• Zeiss, John. "If Children Review". Prefixmag.com. http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/wye-oak/if-children/17921/. Retrieved April 14 2008. 
• Thompson, Paul. "Baltimore's Wye Oak Sign to Merge, Issue Debut". Pitchforkmedia.com. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/47845-baltimores-wye-oak-sign-to-merge-issue-debut. Retrieved April 14 2008. 

Interviews

• Interview about Hope Night, an Obama campaign support night organized by Andy Stack and Caleb Stine (Oct 2008)
• Interview with Greg Szeto of Aural States (Mar 2008)
• Quit Your Day Job feature on Stereogum
• Wye Oak - Quiet Giant Feature by Tim Newby for Honest Tune Magazine
• Interview on Musicletter, September 2009

External links

• Official website
• Official Myspace page
• Knot Review

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