Stereogum Home

 

March 16, 2008

SXSW: Wye Oak Perform "I Don't Feel Young" In A Yaris

Miles from their beloved Baltimore, Wye Oak's Andy Stack and Jenn Waster gamely jumped into an air-conditioned Yaris outside a Merge Showcase and played us an intimate, stripped-down and strummed "I Don't Feel Young" from their forthcoming debut If Children. You might remember the album version from when Jenn spoke to us about Cal Ripken's "Iron Bench" at the restaurant where she works. Same song ... but this take was recorded in the backseat of a car.

Good thing they didn't decide to do the Velocity Girl-y "Warning." It might have knocked the roof off.

If Children is out 4/8 on Merge.

Posted at 2:30 PM in
Tags:  |




8 Comments

amazing. sometimes the simplest performance can be best. awesome! (did I already say "amazing?")

Posted by: frenjen at 03/16/08 11:53 PM  | Reply
Score = 1 Vote up Vote down

they sound great -less is more

Posted by: enjoyed at 03/17/08 8:07 AM  | Reply
Score = 1 Vote up Vote down

They look like really nice people.

Posted by: BBB at 03/17/08 11:16 AM  | Reply
Score = 0 Vote up Vote down

Go Jenn and Andy!

Posted by: Aural States at 03/17/08 6:36 PM  | Reply
Score = 0 Vote up Vote down

This is touching. I'm so glad I saw Wye Oak in Austin and can't wait to see them again. And my how roomy that little Yaris is!

Posted by: partyliz at 03/18/08 12:50 AM  | Reply
Score = 0 Vote up Vote down

Jenn is so adorable. Wish they would play my town.

Posted by: nlp at 03/18/08 12:24 PM  | Reply
Score = 0 Vote up Vote down

WYe Oak is so soothing... Andy and Jenn are a great blend! Andy you are easy on they eyes too...

Posted by: c  in reply to nlp's comment at 10/07/08 2:14 PM  | Reply
Score = 0 Vote up Vote down

Love Wye Oak's music. Jenn is right about Baltimore; you won't find much if you don't know where to look.

Posted by: billy at 10/02/08 5:08 PM  | Reply
Score = 0 Vote up Vote down

Leave a comment


Staff

  • Founder/Editor-In-Chief: Scott Lapatine
  • Executive Editor: Amrit Singh
  • Senior Writer: Brandon Stosuy

Info

Contact

Get Flash to see our mp3 player. Here are our mp3s: Jonathan Boulet - A Community Service Announcement (The Album Leaf Remix) (»)
El Guincho - Antillas (XXXchange remix) (»)
El Guincho - Antillas (»)
Wolf People - October Fires (»)
Fan Death - Cannibal (»)
Fan Death - Reunited (CCENTURIESS Remix) (»)
Chll Pll - Dick Moves (»)
Chll Pll - Pass Out (»)
Beck - Harry Partch (»)
Tim Cohen - Haunted Hymns (»)
Tim Cohen - Take Aim Goliath (»)
Ducktails - Sandglider (»)
tUnE-YaRdS - Hatari (Drunkenmonkey Remix) (»)
tUnE-YaRdS - Hatari (Karn Remix) (»)
Beach House - Norway (»)
The Golden Filter - Thunderbird (»)
Crystal Antlers - It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (Bob Dylan Cover) (»)
CFCF - How Bizarre (OMC Cover) (»)
The Acorn - Strange Animal (Gowan Cover) (»)
Black Tambourine - Black Car (»)
Boyracer - Sunshine And Violence (»)
Henry's Dress - 1620 (»)
Honeybunch - Mine Your Own Business (»)
Lilys - Claire Hates Me (»)
Lilys - February Fourteenth (»)
Lorelei - Today's Shrug (»)
Sleepyhead - Different Colored Letters (»)
Small Factory - Merry-Go-Round (»)
Swirlies - Sarah Sitting (»)
The Ropers - Waiting (»)
Velocity Girl - My Forgotten Favorite (»)
Monsters Of Folk - Say Please (»)
Rain Machine - Give Blood (»)
Wetdog - Tidy Up Your Bedroom (»)
Beck - Little Hands (Feat. Feist, Wilco And Jamie Lidell) (»)
Brendan Benson - Feel Like Taking You Home (»)
Yeasayer - Ambling Alp (Memory Tapes Remix) (»)
Solange - Stillness Is The Move (Dirty Projectors Cover) (»)
Pearl Harbor - California Shakedown (»)
LoneLady - Immaterial (»)
Andrew Cedermark - Hard Livin' (»)
Family Portrait - Super Cool (»)
The Soft Pack - Answer To Yourself (»)
Bear In Heaven - Dust Cloud (»)
Bear In Heaven - Lovesick Teenagers (»)
Atlas Sound - Doctor (Five Discs Cover) (»)
Atlas Sound - The Screens (»)
Cloud Nothings - Hey Cool Kid (»)
The Mary Onettes - Dare (»)
The Mary Onettes - Puzzles (»)
Digital Leather - Photo Lie (»)
Memory Tapes - Easy Pert Mom (»)
Memory Tapes - Graphics (Sci-Fi Edit) (»)

Progress Report logo
Commercial Appeal logo
Premature Evaluation logo
Band to Watch logo
Quit Your Day Job logo
The Outsiders logo
The 'Gum Drop logo