The Wolfgang Press - "A 2nd Shape"

[@heathenhammer2344]

Cool album. A nice mixture of old and modern sounds. Reminds me a bit of the new Haujobb album The Machine in the Ghost.

[@j.gregmorrison1953]

Glad you post about TWP. Damn near died when this was announced! Hopefully they keep recording and releasing!

[@johnnyyeshno5230]

YES. Favorite channel back with possibly my favorite band. I cannot explain the excitement for this release, and it did not disappoint. Michael Allen has been a genius lyricist since Rema-Rema, and Gray and Cox have always made incredible music. Yeah, Boomkat is the only place I could find that I could get a physical copy of the record. I haven’t gotten it yet but heard it through streaming. Like you, I was surprised that 4AD didn’t release this, considering they put out the last TWP outtakes record a few years back and alumni Chris Bigg of v23 did the artwork for 2nd Shape. 4AD apparently has not been treating their legacy acts very well, nor some of their newer ones either (Grimes and Torres as an example) due to profitability. Just the fact that a decent portion of their back catalogue is not in print is telling. Whatever, I am glad that the Press are back and that you have done an excellent review on this record!

[@pyenapple]

Coxless though

[@johnnyyeshno5230]

@@pyenapple Allen said this of Cox leaving: “There were musical differences, and he decided that he didn’t feel right in the group any more,” explains Allen. “It was just the way we were writing the music really. He wanted to write between the three of us, and that wasn’t really working anymore. And what happened was each of us went away and started the bare bones of the track, and he didn’t feel comfortable with that.”

[@pyenapple]

@@johnnyyeshno5230 that’s fair I’m just pointing out he’s not involved

[@johnnyyeshno5230]

Oh I whole heartedly agree with you that I miss Cox’s input. Maybe someday he’ll rejoin. I am just glad that we’ve got this for now!