White Nuns on Red Wine
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Despite the name, Wicked Immigrant is neither an evil band of migrant workers nor a right-wing anti-alien group. It is, in fact, just two guys with a fucked-up sense of humor and the urge to create melodic, home-recorded music over great distances.
"White Nuns on Red Wine" is Wicked Immigrant's latest offering. Its concise songs, crisp fidelity and improved performances make strides over the band's debut.
John (in Denver, Colorado) and Chris Jones (Dayton, Ohio) mailed Zip discs to each other in order to create "White Nuns on Red Wine," layering their contributions over the waning months of 2004 and enlisting the talents of people like Mike Behrenhausen (Maraca 5-0, Blusom), Dan Miller (Upstate, Dishwater Psychics) and Bob Patrick (Wildcat Road). Never having practiced or played together in the same room, the members created a weirdly intimate mood of collaboration. Think Lou Barlow, Sam Beam and Bob Pollard playing cards in a rusty missile silo.
Formed in 2003, Dayton, Ohio natives John and Chris enlisted the help of friends to craft their first album, "Reunion of Cynics," an mid-fi, indie-folk album that had no illusions about its stylistic schizophrenia. Check out more at www.FriendlyPsychicsMusic.com
WICKED IMMIGRANT
John - vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboard
Chris - bass guitar
with:
Sarah Arnold
Michael Behrenhausen
Scott Clark
James Focht
Dan Miller
Bob Patrick
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A great little find
author: Incindiary Magazine
Calm, assured and confident, Wicked Immigrant deserve a lot of praise. White Nuns On Red Wine is a great little album, perfectly made for those afternoons when only a bottle of red and a selection of fine cheeses will do. They deserve to be heard, so seek and ye shall find.
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Wonderful ode to indie folk-rock
author: J. Sin
I was rather impressed with Wicked Immigrant’s “Reunion of Cynics” and figured that they couldn’t follow it up with something any better. Boy was I incorrect. The two fellas in the band still mail Zip discs of their compositions back and forth yet somehow sound as if their writing techniques were more intimate. The production quality is a lot better on this album as they steer clear of some of lo-fi’s mistakes managing to put together a wonderful ode to indie-folk rock. Lyrically they up the ante with tales that tell of drunken escapades in journal writing — and I like that. (Editor's Pick)
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Heavy and direct with multiple layers
author: South of Mainstream
Heavy and direct with multiple layers building on top of each other, one can class it as lo-fi indie-folk rock, but then that is way too many hyphens. With well written lyrics and even better instrumentation, "White Nuns on Red Wine" is a thoughtful listen. While this may not be as trendy as cool-couple music, it's part of a trend in its own right as a long-distance band (see The Postal Service.)
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A tight sense for melodies
author: Lex Thiel
Although "White Nuns on Red Wine" isn't that different from Wicked Immigrant's debut, it can't be considered a copy. The musicians write on their homepage that the approach towards song writing is more direct, but in my opinion, this was already the case. (On "White Nuns...") Wicked Immigrant prove that they have a tight sense for melodies.
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