The Knot

After its surprising, quietly effective debut, If Children, Merge band returns with a new set of gorgeous songs.

Certain critical terms get taken as pejorative when they’re merely descriptive: “Droning,” for example, doesn’t necessarily mean boring or moribund. When used to describe a sound, “drone” usually means “a low hum,” and when employed by a band as skilled as Maryland’s Wye Oak, a low hum can convey a rich palette. The…

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Since the release of 2006’s If Children, Wye Oak has obviously grown, both musically and lyrically.