The Waeve

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a b Green, Thomas H. (14 May 2022). "Transgressive Records showcase, The Great Escape, Brighton review - five acts offer intriguing pop alternatives". The Arts Desk . Retrieved 30 March 2023.

Broadcast purists might be annoyed by how much the WAEVE borrow from the much-lamented Birmingham experimentalists, down to Dougall’s delivery of the word “surrender” on “Undine,” which comes straight from the Trish Keenan school of detached seduction. But Dougall has the songwriting talent to pull it off: Her 2017 solo album Stellular joined lovelorn synth-pop with Broadcast-esque dreaminess to enchanting effect. Add the saxophone and Coxon’s naively charming vocals, which share the limelight with Dougall’s Keenan-ian tone, and the WAEVE become a far more intriguing beast: a band with its own distinct musical palette. The duo and album were first announced 20 April 2022 along with a standalone single called "Here Comes the Waeve". [4] [5] They also announced a second standalone single, "Something Pretty", on that day; the single was released on 5 May. [4] [6] Four more singles were released prior to the album: "Can I Call You" on 6 September, [7] "Drowning" on 24 October, [8] "Kill Me Again" on 29 November, [9] and "Over and Over" on 19 January 2023. [10] Music videos were released for "Can I Call You" and "Kill Me Again", both directed by David J. East. [9] [11] a b c d e f Seaman, Duncan (23 February 2023). "The Waeve: 'Some of the songs went on forever and are still probably going somewhere' ". The Yorkshire Post . Retrieved 30 March 2023. I’m not interested in the twee side of folk,” Dougall told NME. “We’re dealing with life and death and all that kind of thing. There’s a brutality to nature. It’s not all pastoral. Those are the visual things I feel that our music summons up.” As both Dougall and Coxon are Pisceans and their complicated feelings towards Britain inspired their music with numerous references in the lyrics to water and sea, they decided to call themselves The Waeve using the old English spelling. [4] Going public and releasing The Waeve (2022–present) [ edit ]Here Comes the Waeve" - Single by the Waeve". Apple Music. 20 April 2022 . Retrieved 5 February 2023. Green, Thomas H (2 February 2023). "Album: The Waeve - The Waeve". The Arts Desk . Retrieved 3 February 2023.

a b c d Campbell, Lee (25 January 2023). "The Waeve are drawing out the blood and guts of their influences". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 5 February 2023. Within a week we were recording. Our work was exploratory. Two people asked questions of each other, and as a consequence the void became less yawning. Music was created, and these two voices in the songs became two people: Rose and I.”

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Trendell, Andrew (20 April 2022). "Graham Coxon and Rose Elinor Dougall team up to form The WAEVE". NME . Retrieved 5 February 2023. Kelly, Tyler Damara (27 March 2023). "The Waeve release deluxe version of self-titled debut album". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 30 March 2023. Jones, Damian (24 October 2022). "Graham Coxon and Rose Elinor Dougall's The WAEVE announce 2023 UK tour and share new single". NME . Retrieved 5 February 2023. Redfern, Mark (3 February 2023). "The Waeve — Stream the Debut Album From Rose Elinor Dougall and Graham Coxon's New Band". Under the Radar . Retrieved 30 March 2023. Writing sessions involved the two playing whatever instruments they had around, focusing on physical instruments to avoid getting lost in the possibilities of their digital audio workstation's "vast library of synths". [3] While Dougall said "it just wouldn't be right" if the album didn't contain Coxon's guitar playing, it was his work on the saxophone, an instrument he is classically trained in, which "really helped to shape the multi-angled outline" of the album. Coxon engineered most of the album before the duo brought on James Ford to finish the record. Ford made significant changes such as replacing the duo's synthesiser recordings with real string instruments and adding other sounds including a flute. Other instruments on the record include a cittern and a six string bass once owned by Sly and the Family Stone's Larry Graham. Dougall took vocal inspiration from singers such as Anne Briggs, Sandy Denny and Karen Dalton. [2] Release [ edit ]