The Shadow Ring - Wax-Work Echoes LP 𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚍

𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚍

But as the suspense is broken with the first notes

they’ve been snatching victory from the jaws of indifference with a pluck that only the most dedicated can intuit

Much like with the previous two long players Toivonen’s creative process remains rooted in improvisation

blasting through Cafe Oto's tattered Fender Twin (the cover model for the aforementioned How to Rescue Things) rather than a pair of ancient NS-10s

The Shadow Ring - Wax-Work Echoes LP 𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚍Originally conceived as a compilation of outtakes and live recordings from The Shadow Rings 1995 stateside tour, Wax Work Echoes takes its name from the first line of Put the Music in Its Coffin, the title track of the groups breakthrough release. Lambkin abandons the bitsand bobs approach, advancing the Shadow Ring concept with entirely original material that builds on the units self mythologizing lyrics, celebrates the clicking of horse hooves,