The WAEVE - composed of Graham Coxon and Rose Elinor Dougall - release their eponymous debut album in 2022. Joining creative forces, the self-titled release gave the duo the opportunity to push past their instrumental comfort zones. Many tracks feature Graham on saxophone, one of the first instruments he played as a young musician back in the '80s. First single 'Can I Call You' starts as a ballad then morphs into a krautrock-style motorik number with a sprawling Coxon guitar solo. 'All Along' features Graham on cittern, a medieval folk lute. Rose plays piano and an ARP 2000 modular synth. The heavy weather all over 'The WAEVE' recalls the blustery folk rock of Sandy Denny or John & Beverly Martyn, while tracks such as 'Kill Me Again' and 'Over and Over' recall the '70s rock of Kevin Ayers or Van der Graaf Generator, almost industrial in places.
Track Listing:
1. Can I Call You - The WEAVE
2. Kill Me Again - The WEAVE
3. Over and Over - The WEAVE
4. Sleepwalking - The WEAVE
5. Drowning - The WEAVE
6. Someone Up There - The WEAVE
7. All Along - The WEAVE
8. Undine - The WEAVE
9. Alone and Free - The WEAVE
10. You're All I Want to Know - The WEAVE
Year of Production: 2022
