Girl at the Rock Shows

I should really be packing, cleaning the house, and getting ready to get away for the holiday weekend but I’m not in the mood for that. What I am in the mood for is finding some new music to serenade me on my trip so let’s continue to check out some new albums. This one is coming in hot from Wiff. Does that name sound familiar? It should! I reviewed their EP, ‘Definitely in the Maybe Pile’ back in May of 2021 (you can read it HERE!). I am stoked to see what this band has been up to since then so let’s stop wasting time.

‘Nowadays’ kicks off with “Doesn’t Mean Much” which instantly hits you like a punch to the gut (but a good one). Right off the bat, I was taken aback by the almost southern rock influence I heard in the guitar work. I started to wonder if Wiff had completely changed over the past couple of years but that’s when the vocals came in and I realized that they haven’t changed that much. Sure, the intro had a more rockin’ vibe than I was expecting but this opening track quickly settles into the comforting sound that is Wiff. I instantly remembered when I was sitting at this exact same spot listening to their previous album. It was the same mindset– everything is fine, everything is good, and I am calm thanks to the sound of Wiff. “Doesn’t Mean Much” is a bit lengthy at just under five minutes but I feel like I was completely hypnotized by the song throughout and, before I knew it, this opener was done and the album had moved on.

“Blue Enough to Not Seem Grey” kicks off with the same style of swagger that kicked off the first song but there’s a darkness in this song that I found completely intriguing. I think the majority of the darkness comes from the vocal tone but, really, overall, this song just has an air of mystery and pain behind it that I wanted to understand but couldn’t. Listening to this song is something magical. Although it takes you away from everything in your head, it leaves you with questions. Listening to the lyrics, you can’t help but wonder about the subject in the song. “It’s hard growing old when you’re young at heart.” I mean, don’t those words just make you melt? They made me melt and helped throw me deeper into this song than I thought I could manage with how insane my life and head has been lately.

Third on ‘Nowadays’ is “Please Turn Of The Radio” which was an instant favorite of mine. This song comes with a slightly more aggressive edge. Okay, slightly is an understatement. This song kicks off with a straight-up punk energy before settling into Wiff’s unique sound. The track bounces back and forth between the two moods creating a bit of a bipolar song but I am here for it as it seems to match my heart. Although a quick one at only two minutes and fifteen seconds, “Please Turn Off the Radio” absolutely packs a punch and, although it’s definitely a bit different than the other tracks on the records, I highly suggest you start with this track if you only have time to check out one song from this album.

All good albums show multiple sides of the same band. Because of that, I wasn’t surprised when “From the Same Star” took over my house but I was shocked by the amount of emotion that comes through with this more slow and somber song. Don’t get me wrong, there’s emotion in all of the tracks from Wiff but it hits differently in a slower more singer-songwriter styled track and that’s exactly what “From the Same Star” is. Although I wasn’t quite in the mood for something this slow and tender, it wasn’t hard to fall into this track and just get lost.

At just over six and a half minutes long, “Stop Motion” is the longest track on this EP but, unless you’re paying attention, you may not notice that. The story telling in this song is absolutely perfect. Obviously, I’m not going to give away all of the lyrics but I loved the way that the story meshed with instrumental breaks in a perfect way almost signifying a pause in the story and giving you a chance to catch up with the mental image this song gives you. I really want to tell you what I see in my mind while this song plays through but I also want to know what you see first. So listen to “Stop Motion” and tell me what imagery pops into your head. This song is absolutely a trip worth taking and I can’t wait to hear from all of you about this!

Just like the first EP I reviewed from Wiff, ‘Nowadays’ is too short. We are sadly already at the end of this release with “Home” but Wiff still has some tricks up their sleeves for this final track. A more slow and deliberate beat in this final song commands your attention with ease and really wraps up the album in a perfect way. Again, there were lines of lyrics in this song that were so simple yet so powerful. “Your home is your metronome.” Come on now… tell me you don’t love that line. As much as I love that line, I found it haunting in this track with the way it is delivered and repeated throughout this song. Although this entire song is great, it was this line that stuck with me as the album ended and left me in silence.

Welp folks, Wiff has done it again. They have created a perfectly balanced and curated EP. I ended my last post about this band talking about how although ‘Definitely in the Maybe Pile’ lays out the sound that is Wiff perfectly, it leaves you wanting so much more. I hate to repeat myself but they have done the same thing again with ‘Nowadays’. Don’t believe me? Check it out for yourself and be sure to show Wiff some love!

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