{"id":549,"date":"2013-12-16T10:04:29","date_gmt":"2013-12-16T15:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/?p=549"},"modified":"2014-01-14T09:16:18","modified_gmt":"2014-01-14T14:16:18","slug":"wooden-shjips-back-to-land-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wooden-shjips-back-to-land-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Wooden Shjips <br>Back to Land"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/wooden_shjips-back_to_land.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-550\" alt=\"Wooden Shjips, Back to Land\" src=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/wooden_shjips-back_to_land.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/wooden_shjips-back_to_land.jpg 250w, https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/wooden_shjips-back_to_land-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>I\u2019ve never liked the Grateful Dead, and it used to be that the Dead were an enemy flag for punk rockers and grungers to rally against. As I\u2019ve picked up from one of our fellow Agit writers, though, it\u2019s apparently okay to like the Dead now. It\u2019s okay to noodle and jam, and now even punks are playing songs longer and spaced out. But more than Jerry and company, Can and Faust are the pillars of the new pantheon of psych, holding up a roof where those post-punk and post-grunge freaks can mingle freely and bask in each other\u2019s weed-fogged and hair-obscured gazes.<\/p>\n<p>Wooden Shjips has always had a firm grasp of the language of stoner rock, but fell short of mimicking Hawkwind, Blue Cheer, and Black Sabbath. This language is so ingrained in the band that hooks and riffs here and there seep through to be faintly reminiscent of songs in the lysergic music pantheon. Such is the case on the band\u2019s new album, <i>Back to Land<\/i> (Thrill Jockey Records). The chorus of \u201cThese Shadows\u201d unintentionally calls on a vocal melody from Lou Reed\u2019s \u201cPerfect Day.\u201d \u201cYou\u2019re gonna reap just what you sow,\u201d intones Shjip captain Ripley Johnson. It may be unintentional, but either way, it\u2019s just close enough to be eerie. Meanwhile, \u201cIn the Roses\u201d is a throwback to Slade or the New York Dolls, more Quaaludes than Mary Jane. The vocals, sparse as they are, find more success when the higher register melodies peak through, regardless if Ripley ends up sounding a little bit like Bradford Cox. Similarly, when the higher key guitar hooks lead the songs, it creates more excitement than some of the more rote, blues-based riffs. The fuzzed-out bass from previous records that used to recall Spacemen 3 (for comparison, try \u201cBlack Smoke Rise\u201d from <i>West<\/i>) has been cleaned up, and there\u2019s acoustic guitar frequently leading the charge. But don\u2019t worry, Wooden Shjips hasn\u2019t gone soft. Nor have they fully turned to the noodling tie-dyed life; though some of these newer cuts wouldn\u2019t sound bad heard from the parking lot of a giant amphitheater while trying to find a 10-strip to jazz up the day, there are still face-melters aplenty that sound awesome cranked up loud.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve never liked the Grateful Dead, and it used to be that the Dead were an enemy flag for punk rockers and grungers to rally against. 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