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

March 15, 2018

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

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