Loose Wing

LOOSE WING | MIRACLE BABY | DRUMS & WIRES RECORDINGS | NOV. 10, 2023

 

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Legendary journalist Greil Marcus stays true to his reputation as a scholar of modern rock’s intersection with rock history when noting in a 2019 Rolling Stone column that “some of the same dirt rubbed off” in regard to how Seattle foursome Loose Wing picked up mess from fellow Emerald City singer Merilee Rush, best-known for her 1968 hit “Angel of the Morning.”

Loose Wing hasn’t cleaned up completely since its critically praised debut album — “Loose Wing are serving as an example that the area’s still got it,” says UPROXX. Instead the band, led by songwriter Claire Tucker, has further focused its pounding and present sound via the upcoming Miracle Baby (Nov. 10, Drums & Wires Recordings.)

Miracle Baby delivers an even more potent version of Loose Wing’s ability to capture themes of “isolation, intimacy, and teen angst that has yet to be outgrown” (The Big Takeover), recalling Neko Case or Low — Tucker recently organized a benefit concert to aid Low’s surviving member Alan Sparhawk following the untimely passing of Mimi Parker — set loose through the lens of Throwing Muses.

Fans of PJ Harvey, Kate Bush, and Guided By Voices will also understand.

Much of Miracle Baby was recorded at Bear Creek Studios in Woodinville, WA where another sonic touchstone — U.F.O.F. by Big Thief — was produced. Being at Bear Creek made an impression on Tucker, and on the record.

“It felt like a great place to immerse ourselves in the recording process and to find inspiration,” Tucker remembers. “It was a bit of a rock and roll vacation. The studio has a little apartment area, where we would work on overdub ideas on the grand piano, vintage pump organ, and other instruments. Or we would soak in the hot tub by the creek.”

Things are looking up for the company

They’re gonna buy the moon

Things are looking up for the company

We’ve got a flash sale on single use plastics

 These lyrics are taken from “Capital Alphabet,” the lead track and first single taken from Miracle Baby. “I had a web development job I hated,” Tucker explains. “I was in way over my head and having panic attacks while driving to work.”

“Capital Alphabet” is a perfect example of Tucker’s ability to make plain complex feelings of anxiety about consumerism, and the rest of Miracle Baby repeats that tension, albeit around more personal reflections on Tucker’s sense of “contemporary humanity.”

While Tucker claims that Miracle Baby is “sort of a grab-bag,” thematically, the album holds together quite well, even with its divergent styles that shouldn’t work on one album, but do.

“We like to keep things interesting,” Tucker (Guitar, Vocals, Keys) says of her bandmates, Jack Peters (Bass), Aimee Zoe (Drums, Percussion,) and Bill Patton (Guitar, Pedal Steel, Vocals, Keys.) “I think we influence each other, and maybe that explains why no two songs on this album sound alike.”

Maybe Greil Marcus’ “dirt rubbed off” reference subconsciously makes Miracle Baby what it is.

Miracle Baby, the second album by Seattle foursome Loose Wing arrives Nov. 10 via Drums & Wires Recordings preceded by the single “Capital Alphabet” on Aug. 25.

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“There’s a thinking-it-all-over feeling that calls up ‘Angel of the Morning’ by Merilee Rush and the Turnabouts — another Seattle band, from 50 years ago. They walked the same streets, and maybe some of the same dirt rubbed off. ”
— Greil Marcus, Rolling Stone
“Seattle has produced an unquantifiable amount of outstanding indie rock, and now Loose Wing are serving as an example that the area’s still got it. ”
— Uproxx
“Nine songs that fearlessly explore themes of anxiety, isolation, intimacy, and teen angst that has yet to be outgrown. ”
— The Big Takeover
“Shimmering jangle-pop... reminiscent of early R.E.M. and The Church. It’s like hearing new wave morph into college rock in real time.”
— Treble
“Spunky, danceable, and grooving.”
— Glide
“She sings it with such beauty and gusto, it’s hard not to believe for the duration of a three-minute pop song that anything is possible.”
— For The Rabbits
“It’s a gritty and defiant indie pop song that rallies against the soul-sucking drudgery enforced on many by the capitalist overlords.”
— Various Small Flames
“​​The Seattle-based four piece has created a highly accomplished debut album.”
— When You Motor Away
“Captures emotional distress with poignant grace.”
— Atwood Magazine
“Soulful melodies and raw emotions.”
— Last Day Deaf
“Loose Wing land classic... Vintage vibes that trend elusive, ‘Country Numbers’ recalls a vibe known to The Band and Joni Mitchell with an authenticity that shines like a long lost musical reel treasure.”
— The Wild Is Calling

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Loose Wing (L-R): Aimee Zoe, Jack Peters, Claire Tucker, Bill Patton. Photo credit: Joshua Simons. Click for hi-res.

Loose Wing (L-R): Bill Patton, Claire Tucker, Aimee Zoe, Jack Peters. Photo credit: Joshua Simons. Click for hi-res.

Loose Wing (L-R): Claire Tucker, Jack Peters, Bill Patton, Aimee Zoe. Photo credit: Joshua Simons. Click for hi-res.

Loose Wing (L-R): Bill Patton, Claire Tucker, Aimee Zoe, Jack Peters. Photo credit: Joshua Simons. Click for hi-res.

Miracle Baby cover art. Click for hi-res.

“Unnatural” single cover art. Click for hi-res.

“Country Numbers” single cover art. Click for hi-res.

“Capital Alphabet” single cover art. Click for hi-res.