{"id":2474,"date":"2013-03-13T12:00:54","date_gmt":"2013-03-13T12:00:54","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2013-03-13T12:00:54","modified_gmt":"2013-03-13T12:00:54","slug":"","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livestagemusic.com\/?p=2474","title":{"rendered":"Wampire stream new track &quot;Spirit forest&quot;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After forming Wampire, Rocky Tinder and Eric Phipps steadily began to make a name for themselves in the same Portland, OR, scene that has produced labelmates STRFKR as well as Unknown Mortal Orchestra.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F80402805\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It makes sense, then, that Wampire came to Polyvinyl\u2019s attention when the duo opened for STRFKR at a hometown Portland show and that UMO\u2019s bassist Jacob Portrait produced Wampire\u2019s debut full-length, Curiosity.<\/p>\n<p>The choice of Portrait was a natural one, with both Tinder and Phipps believing he\u2019d be able to contribute almost as much to the record as  they would.<\/p>\n<p>And so, in mid-August Tinder and Phipps each brought fragments of song ideas into the studio, before deconstructing, re-arranging, and fitting them back together piece by piece &#8212; at times lyrics and melodies were thrown out, brought back from the dead, or improvised on the spot.<\/p>\n<p>This loosely structured approach made the process truly collaborative, with producer Portrait occasionally chipping in ideas for lyrics, arrangements, and instrumentation.<\/p>\n<p>The resulting nine tracks are instantly memorable, while defying easy categorization. Says Phipps, \u201cWe realized the record began to stray away from having a \u2018sound\u2019 and gradually be- came a platter with an assortment of sounds. The record showcases a flavor we haven\u2019t quite dug into before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The album\u2019s diverse combination of sounds ultimately helped give birth to its title, Curiosity &#8212;  a word that invokes the listener\u2019s wonder at what will greet their ears next, while also describing the overall curious tone the record possesses.<\/p>\n<p>First single, \u201cThe Hearse\u201d serves as the perfect introduction for those unfamiliar with the band &#8212; its opening notes swelling instantly with electronic organs over a driving drum beat. By the time bass and vocals kick in, you\u2019re already hooked.<br \/>\nElsewhere, \u201cOrchards\u201d weaves an infectiously breezy melody on the strength of vocal harmoniz- ing, tuneful whistling, and undulating guitar lines.<\/p>\n<p>In some cases, Wampire\u2019s unique rhythms are best described by the band members, as with \u201cTrains,\u201d a Motown-meets-Strokes track that Tinder perfectly summarizes like so: \u201cIt\u2019s sexy, sounds huge, and by all means should be blamed for future babies.\u201d<br \/>\nThe album concludes with the equally sensual \u201cMagic Light,\u201d a song centered around a dark seductive bass groove that sets the tone for Phipps\u2019 come-hither lyrics.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the kind of track that draws you ever further into the record\u2019s beguiling clutches, leaving a lasting impression that remains well<br \/>\nafter its final notes have faded out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After forming Wampire, Rocky Tinder and Eric Phipps steadily began to make a name for themselves in the same Portland, OR, scene that has produced labelmates STRFKR as well as Unknown Mortal Orchestra. It makes sense, then, that Wampire came to Polyvinyl\u2019s attention when the duo opened for STRFKR at a hometown Portland show and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":295,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press_releases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.livestagemusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.livestagemusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.livestagemusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.livestagemusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/295"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.livestagemusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2474"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.livestagemusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.livestagemusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.livestagemusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.livestagemusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}