A Portland band whose gentle, reflective songs found their listeners across a handful of albums.
For that classic Waxwing mood, 'One Days Evening' captures their early gentle sound perfectly. 'Records' from their later period shows how they maintained that atmosphere right through.
Waxwing's music has that specific Pacific Northwest indie sound, quiet, melodic, and atmospheric. Songs like 'One Days Evening' and 'Blue Days & Green Nights' from their debut 'The Great Wide Open' established that gentle, reflective quality. Later tracks like 'Records' and 'Cemetaries' maintained that somber feel, creating a consistent mood across their work.
They formed in Portland in 2009 around Shea Cole and Sam Cook-Parrott, releasing 'The Great Wide Open' that same year. After Cole's health issues and passing in 2015, Cook-Parrott kept the band going with albums like 'Island' and 'Bathed in Light' with help from other musicians. Their sound stayed atmospheric throughout, from early songs to later tracks like 'Kill The Messenger' and 'Schoolmaker'.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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