> Subject: Waxwings
> Message-ID: <3e3b01c46937$9869ba00$00e8fea9@pacbell.net>
> 
> I'm listening to an advance of the new Waxwings
> album -- so far it's pretty good! I guess it doesn't
> arrive in stores until Sept. 14th (it'll be available
> from Rainbow Quartz International). It's produced
> by Brendon Benson, who, according to the email,
> "captured their grittier side by recording most
> of the tracks live at his Grand Studio in the motor
> city." He'll be joining the Waxwings (on guitar) on
> their summer tour too...has anyone else heard this
> one yet? Michael? Stewart?
    

Actually, we have it now, so you know.......up on the NL home page later
this afternoon, in fact.   Two l istens so far, but I LOVE it, more
immediate for my ears than the previous two, as well.

Soundbites on the site, too.....you can hear them now, if you'd like but
description is not updated yet bu ti'll cut and paste it below as I just did
it this morning.   Sorry for the hyperbole.  ;-)

http://www.notlame.com/index.htm?action=product&itemid=168466&parentid=

2004 release and, of their catalog, *this* the one that does it for us here!
All we can say is "wow!".  The new album mixes Stones-y riff heavy swagger,
The Move cool-ness, Rockfour's psych-pop 'wow'-ness all wrapped up with
multi-part harmonies and crysal clearl pop melodies -- a pinch of Buffalo
Springfield, a dash of Stone Roses and a smattering of Buzzcocks and Echo
and The Bunnymen.  Detroit quartet The Waxwings aren't straight outta the
garage. Rather they've perfected their sonic alchemy of late 60's Rolling
Stones, vocal weavings of Buffalo Springfield and the Parson-age of eight
mile high flights of fancy in the deepest of basements, bringing a sound to
an audience starved for the affection of passionate craftsmen at the peak of
their powers.  In Detroit's storied burnt-out landscape, you have to know
where to look to find things of great beauty and originality. Here kindred
spirits stick together, support each other, bonded in the same dynamic of
creative survival defined by a bleak city in which community spirit is
rebuilt building-by-building, block-by-block. The result is a vibrant music
scene that isn't unlike others that have become legend in rock history -
Factory-era Manchester, the swinging London over which the "The" bands
lorded-- Faces, Kinks, Who, Pretty Things and the familial atmosphere of
Haight Ashbury a continent away. This is the Detroit from which The Waxwings
emerge. The Waxwings may be slightly out of step with what listeners have
come to expect from a Detroit rock n' roll band, but that doesn't bother
them, since they're set to redefine expectations while still remaining
reverent to the musical shoulders on which they stand. The Waxwings will
once again show they aren't afraid to fly too close to the sun. Better
still, they're equally adept at documenting the flight of fancy as they are
the inevitable descent.  Extremely Highly Recommended!!