The Daily Listen is a brief commentary on my auditory adventures. With music, as with everything, I am claiming no critical superiority, as over the years I've learned that despite stylistic preferences, music must also sit with you at various times (time of day, season, mood, etc.) to gauge its proper impact. In other words, I may not encounter the same listening experience as you, simply because our days are managed differently.

Wye Oak - Civilian
Released March 2011, Merge Records
http://www.wyeoakmusic.com/

Fitting in the stylistic bucket of indie folk, Wye Oak is a two-piece, boy/girl band, hailing from Baltimore, MD. The band, whose name is a salute to the state tree of Maryland, combines elements of modern folk and 1970s-influenced Laurel Canyon pop, with shoegaze washes of distortion and dreaminess. The output is pleasing, though not entirely attention-demanding. While "Civilian" has its moments -- the jingle-jangle of "Holy Holy" and the vocal slide on "We Were Wealth" are well played -- bands such as The National, Band of Horses and Beach House offer more.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AT8woKspY8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmjMFPSLXI4&ob=av2e