Between Screens
| Between Screens | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 10 February 2015 | |||
| Recorded | April 2014 – January 2015 at The Castle in Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 37:57 | |||
| Label | WaxWerx | |||
| Producer | Alex Wright | |||
| The Wax Girl chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Ride the Tempo |    [1] |
Between Screens is the debut studio album by Canadian post-rock project The Wax Girl. It was self-released on February 10, 2015.[2]
It was written and recorded in its entirety by Alex Wright at his studio in Toronto between April 2014 and January 2015. Wright has stated that the title "is a reflection of modern day relationships and how technology is disconnecting us".[3]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Alex Wright
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rift" | 2:39 |
| 2. | "Conflict" | 3:55 |
| 3. | "Plume" | 3:09 |
| 4. | "Fallout" | 4:09 |
| 5. | "Fog" | 2:26 |
| 6. | "Nuclear Winter" | 4:48 |
| 7. | "Constellations" | 3:12 |
| 8. | "Equinox" | 3:49 |
| 9. | "Daylight" | 3:39 |
| 10. | "Emergence" | 6:11 |
Artwork
[edit]Album cover
[edit]The cover art is a photograph taken by Sara Deso during the December 2013 North American storm complex.[4]
Nuclear Winter video
[edit]With the release of Between Screens, Wright also released an animated video for the sixth track Nuclear Winter.
Reception
[edit]Echoes and Dust praised Between Screens, saying "everything about this album makes the hair on my arms rise and creates goosebumps all over."[3]
Ride the Tempo declared that "'Between Screens’ is an even stronger set of music, and also more purposeful" compared to The Wax Girl's "excellent" 2014 release, Anosmic EP.[1]
Weird Canada published a feature on April 2, 2015, proclaiming that Between Screens is "perfect for laying back and letting the current take you where it will."[5]
The animated video for Nuclear Winter was critically lauded by both Backseat Mafia and Echoes and Dust.[6][7] The video was ranked #9 on Ride the Tempo's list of Top Canadian Music Videos of 2015.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Brennan, Mark Anthony "(Album Review) The Wax Girl - Between Screens", 12 March 2015. Retrieved on 28 March 2015.
- ^ "Between Screens Is Available Now", The Wax Girl, 10 February 2015. Retrieved on 28 March 2015.
- ^ a b Foofer "The Wax Girl - Between Screens", Echoes and Dust, 10 February 2015. Retrieved on 28 March 2015.
- ^ "The Wax Girl Debuts New Music Video Onwards", Community Tree Music, 5 August 2015. Retrieved on 9 August 2015.
- ^ Brennan, Mark Anthony "New Canadiana :: The Wax Girl - Between Screens" Archived 2015-06-10 at the Wayback Machine, Weird Canada, 2 April 2015. Retrieved on 10 June 2015.
- ^ Brennan, Mark Anthony "Video: The Wax Girl - Nuclear Winter" Archived 2015-06-10 at the Wayback Machine, Backseat Mafia, 20 February 2015. Retrieved on 10 June 2015.
- ^ Salter, Dan "Exclusive: The Wax Girl - Nuclear Winter Video | Echoes And Dust", Echoes and Dust, 10 February 2015. Retrieved on 10 June 2015.
- ^ Feng, Tiana "Ride the Tempo's Top Canadian Music Videos of 2015", Ride the Tempo, 4 January 2016. Retrieved on 13 January 2016.
