Hello Morning, the debut album of Bay Area duo
Wax Moon, is no exception. Regardless of the interruption, however, the album was three years in the making; a concerted indie folk effort between
John Blatchford and
Paul Kimball recorded sparsely in the former’s garage as they moved away sonically from their previous bands and crafted something rawer and more pared-down. In the songs one can hear a clear influence from the best of
Simon and Garfunkel and
Crosby, Stills, and Nash, when the emphasis was on the harmonies above all.
For the most part, the instrumentation is limited to acoustic guitars and bass, while incidental violins, banjo, keyboards, and even the clarinet add austere counterpoint in the manner of the work of
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Wanna-believe
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