Wye Oak
Wye Oak artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
Concerts
August 17, 2012 The Baltimore-based duo gave a blistering live performance from the nation's capital.
May 29, 2011 A young Baltimore duo with a big sound, Wye Oak plays moody, achy, beautifully blustery rock.
May 24, 2011 Hear 14 bands pay tribute to the icons of indie rock and celebrate a book on the rise of the genre.
March 11, 2011 Hear one of Baltimore's moodiest and most powerful bands in concert, live from D.C.'s Black Cat.
Studio Sessions
Partner Content from KUT
October 15, 2009 Blending shoegazer pop and Americana, Wye Oak interjects bursts of distortion in a session from KUT.
Interviews & Profiles
December 23, 2011 The studio utility man has his musical fingerprints all over a ton of stellar records from 2011.
March 8, 2011 The Baltimore duo reveals how a Discovery Channel documentary influenced a song on their new album.
July 6, 2010 Hear the Baltimore duo discuss their shimmering, huge-sounding E.P., My Neighbor/My Creator.
Discover Songs
July 14, 2010 See St. Vincent, Beck, The Dirty Projectors and more perform some of the year's best cover songs.
August 18, 2009 In "Take It In," Wye Oak's Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack bash at each other with everything they have.
News
March 8, 2011 The Baltimore duo reveals how a Discovery Channel documentary influenced a song on their new album.
March 2, 2011 As other formats have come and gone, a small but devoted audience has kept the LP alive.
Reviews
February 17, 2011 "Civilian" examines the conflict between a complex mind and a desire for the comforts of normalcy.
January 1, 2011 A preview of forthcoming albums by R.E.M., Iron and Wine, James Blake, Adele and Wye Oak.
August 18, 2009 In "Take It In," Wye Oak's Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack bash at each other with everything they have.
February 28, 2008 Carrie reviews albums with actually hearing them first. Unfortunately, these records don't exist.
More Stories
June 29, 2012 Recorded between albums for Adult Swim, "Spiral" sets Wye Oak's stormy swirl to programmed beats.
December 7, 2011 A list of albums showcasing the stormy elegance, big ideas and transporting melodies of 2011.
December 5, 2011 The list of our 50 favorite albums of the year includes Tom Waits and more artists from S to W.
June 14, 2011 The list of our 25 favorite albums of the year (so far) includes tUnE-yArDs and more artists K-Z.
April 8, 2011 The Baltimore duo recruited the creative chops of hometown artists to create the video for "Fish."
February 27, 2011 Hear the Baltimore duo's stormy new songs of alienation.
March 29, 2010 The talented Baltimore duo didn't have to travel far to liven up a day at the NPR Music offices.
