Barking Dog, by Wide-Eyed

Barking Dog

by Wide-Eyed

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1.	I Don't Wanna Be Your Lover 05:04	buy track
2.	Exton PA 04:03	buy track
3.	Hate That You Might Forget It 08:45	buy track
4.	Idiot 03:30	buy track
5.	Municipio X 05:51	buy track
6.	Mexican Oddysey 04:32	buy track
7.	I Don't Wanna Live In LA 06:46	buy track
8.	I Won't Be Burned 03:51	buy track

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"When I asked Ethan WL why he decided to release a weirdo synth pop album 5 years after he recorded it he said 'I don't know. The circumstances behind its creation are hazy in my memory.' WL recorded the album in the first half of 2019 at his parents' house in Gloucester, MA, and the album cover suggests that we are about to be treated to a healthy serving of Eastern Orthodox evangelizing. That notion is quickly dispelled, as WL claims to only ever attending one church service in his life at "the first Universalist church in America." Indeed the plodding drum machine beat and pulsating synths that start off the album signal an experience that is going to be much more secular than spiritual, save for references to Armenian mystic Giorgi Ivanovich Gurdjieff's 4th Way. There is in fact a number of references to artists and thinkers that were in the Soviet sphere of influence, leading one to think that there is some sort of Communist manifesto beneath the spaced-out synths and Fripp-esque guitar solos. "I don't really like to prescribe to one particular political philosophy, I just thought they were interesting characters." was Ethan's response to that charge. Indeed the likes of Sergei Eisenstein, Sergei Paradjanov, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Peirpaolo Pasolini, who adorn the album cover, also provide for good lyrical fodder. Municipio X explores the theoretical last hours of Pasolini's life ('He was murdered for being a communist, NOT for being gay,' WL clarifies), while Mexican Odyssey reflects Eisenstein's ill-fated trip to the country in 1930. The meticulously arranged and prog-influenced instrumentals that act as the undercurrents for these stories provide an entertaining and engaging background. Lastly, there is the question of why WL decided to release this under the name 'Wide-Eyed,' a moniker only used once before 8 years ago for the release of his first album 'People, Places, Things.' 'Originally when I recorded this I was gonna release it under my own government name, but now I'm more known for the guitar thing as a solo act. So, the last name that I used for more pop-inspired solo material seemed appropriate.'"
- Danyl Tramt, The Montréal Post

credits

released April 5, 2024

Kelly Bray - Trumpet (4)
Andrew Collins - Trombone (4)
Jefferson Everest Crawford - Synth (3, 8)
Ethan WL - All Other Instruments and Vocals

Track 8 written by Kyle Field, originally performed by Little Wings

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