Going to Wingdale

It would be inappropriate to mention here that I'm listening to the Wingdale Community Singers' debut album. Said group consists of two folks best known for their music -- David Grubbs and Hannah Marcus -- and one fellow best known for his writing (Rick Moody). It's a nicely understated, mostly acoustic record; while it definitely feels like a debut, there isn't much awkwardness to it. This can probably be chalked up to its members' collective experience making music, and the fact that all three Singers have worked together on the past (see also: Grubbs' A Guess at the Riddle).

I was at a friend's apartment the other day when this program on the band could be heard on WNYC. I say "could be heard" because, well, we were in the other room watching Heaven's Gate -- though the stripped-down folk-influenced music made by Grubbs, Marcus and Moody complimented the imagery of said film surprisingly well.)

I'm reviewing the Wingdale disc for ARC in the days to come; when the review's up, I'll post a link to it here.

(Also, fans of the music of David Grubbs might do well to head to the Lower East Side this Saturday. I'm just sayin'.)