Why I Hunt - A Sneak Peak at the Upcoming Jim Waive CD

Posted by Cripsy Duck on November 26th, 2007 12 Comments

Fans of Jim Waive and the Young Divorcees may be interested to know that Mr. Waive dropped by the Duck Blind recently with a final mix of his band’s upcoming as-yet-untitled cd. (His intentions were innocent: I’ve got a big stereo.)

[pic from MySpace]

Expect a much tighter, studio-type sound than previous Waive incarnations. The disc features the same quartet you may have seen at Atomic Burrito on a Wednesday over the past few years: Jim on guitar and vocals, Charlie Bell on steel and slide guitars, Anna Matijasic on fiddle and Jen Fleisher on upright bass, with the addition of the Acorn sisters on a couple tracks for vocal spice. Matijasic moved somewhere (Pennsylvania, I think) not long ago, but came back to help flesh out the record with her long-time bandmates anyway.

Good thing. The cd sounds pretty kickass. Maybe more accessible than earlier Waive records, partially due to the masterful engineering of Rod Coles and partially because the new songs seem a little more direct. (The blackened dirge “Why I Hunt” comes to mind.) And there is some killer playing by both Matijasic and Bell.

The cd is due out early 2008.

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12 Responses to “Why I Hunt - A Sneak Peak at the Upcoming Jim Waive CD”

  1. 26 Nov 2007 at 2:16 pm1lilith said:

    Sorry Cripsy. I keep posting at the same time as people. It’s because I’m a bad person. Folks, stay tuned for the release of the holiday house decorations showdown.

  2. 26 Nov 2007 at 3:15 pm2belmont yo said:

    Oh just leave it up, lilith. Its not like scrolling is all that hard.

  3. 26 Nov 2007 at 3:19 pm3Dave said:

    Yes, yes, please tell me more…zzzzzzzzz….

  4. 26 Nov 2007 at 7:16 pm4Little Acorn said:

    I know I can’t wait for the new CD! I am biased but I think it is sounding great. Think Jim’s songs are awesome and am glad to have stuff that good to hear locally. Already looking forward to the release party.

  5. 26 Nov 2007 at 8:28 pm5pepperkins said:

    Yay! Did someone say ‘ CD release party’?? I’m also in the biased category, but as a longtime fan, I’m excited for the new record to come out too! It sounds great. One of the real highlights of living in C’ville for sure…

  6. 26 Nov 2007 at 8:43 pm6sha nay nay said:

    off subject:
    (lil acorn ,you looked gorgeous in the barracks rd ad!)

  7. 26 Nov 2007 at 9:00 pm7Little Acorn said:

    I don’t know if gorgeous is the right word. Rich, maybe.

  8. 26 Nov 2007 at 11:22 pm8ceri said:

    little acorn looked rich and DELIGHTED about holiday ornaments.

  9. 27 Nov 2007 at 12:31 am9Little Acorn said:

    But really. Back to Jim Waive.

  10. 27 Nov 2007 at 7:54 am10caroline said:

    i love little acorn. i love jim waive. and i love pepperkins too, but i mostly love Rod Coles, he turns out some awesome music from Purvis’ store in good ol’ esmont.
    PS Can’t wait for the 4th annual Christmas show at the teahaus.

  11. 27 Nov 2007 at 9:25 am11Silmo Syrup said:

    Jim Waive is the nicest man ever! And I love his band. But really back to little acorn: You are in an ad??? What’s it like being famous??

  12. 17 Dec 2007 at 7:07 pm12Chickenwire Stu said:

    As I am in self-imposed exile in ‘Mayberry ‘54/’07′, I does my heart good that so many of you were as enthusiastic about the up coming release as I am. Still have not heard it. Will hear it this weekend. Talk it up, especially those who don’t live in town. That would be good, real good. Thanks!

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