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Watch Wye Oak rearrange old and new songs for a softer sound at SXSW

Wye Oak's Jenn Wasner performs at PledgeHouse, The Current's day stage during SXSW.
Wye Oak's Jenn Wasner performs at PledgeHouse, The Current's day stage during SXSW.Nate Ryan | MPR

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by Jade and Erianna Jiles

March 15, 2018

Wye Oak, led by Andy Stack and Jenn Wasner, are a long-running indie rock group originally from Balitmore, Maryland. Because of the intimate setting of the PledgeHouse day stage — the Blackheart holds fewer than 100 people — the band ended up reimagining the expansive songs for an unique, quieter experience.

Wye Oak's newest album, The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs, is available April 6, 2018 on Merge Records.

Songs performed


The Instrument
Shriek
The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs
I Know it's Real.

Wye Oak Jenn Wasner SXSW PledgeHouse
Jenn Wasner during sound check.
Nate Ryan | MPR