It’s always interesting to follow how a promising emerging band’s sound slowly evolves and matures – in particular if it does so in interesting ways, of course. Widowspeak first appeared on the NYC scene earlier this year, sounding like a twangy version of The Velvet Underground, and landing some noteworthy opening spots for Crystal Stilts and Beach Fossils at various NYC DIY venues. Things seem to have evolved rapidly in these few months: the band’s brand new 7" signals the intent of taking that "twanginess" to new levels, with the beautifully melancholic song "Gun Shy" (embedded here), and a cover of what could be considered one of the (if not the) best twangy ballads ever written – Chris Isaak’s "Wicked Game". This band is sounding more and more like a slightly psych version of The Cowboy Junkies with really good songs, and we like this very much. They just signed with NYC DIY label Captured Tracks, announcing a full release for August.
