London-based three-piece The Wharves have shared a second track from their upcoming debut, At Bay. Featuring intricate guitars, soaring harmonies and the addition of a foreboding male vocal choir, 'The Grip' recalls the labyrinthian structures of Fleetwood Mac, Stealing Sheep and Sleater-Kinney's The Woods' era. Listen below...
The Wharves combine gracefully minimal psyche-rock with fuzzed out folk. Their songwriting remains consistently rich throughout At Bay largely due to the startling harmonies of Gemma Fleet (bass) and Dearbhla Minogue (guitar) bonding each of the albums 13 tracks. The glorious production courtesy of Rory Attwell (The Vaccines, Mazes, Veronica Falls) makes for one of 2014’s most unique debuts.
They invoke the reverberated spook of 60s girl groups, the mid-fi guitar crunch of Kim Deal’s The Amps, the vocal flavours of The Roches and the narrative and structural panache of 70's progressive folk. Marion Andrau’s thunderous drumming drives through these compositions, ensuring the wealth of disparate influences remain focused and celebratory.
Live shows:
3rd Oct, Paper Dress Vintage, London
1st Nov - New River Studios, London:
'AT BAY' ALBUM LAUNCH w/ Actual Crimes & Joya
13th Nov - Total Refreshment Centre, London
19th Nov - Spatchcock, London
