Wieuca
Lineup: Will Ingram, Robert Smith, Harris Vukotic. Featuring Members Of: The Buick Sixes, The Felts. Influences: Uncle Tupelo, The Olivia Tremor Control, My Morning Jacket, Dinosaur Jr., Marky Mark.
The members of Wieuca worked together in various Atlanta-based projects before moving to Athens this past summer. Originally a duo featuring vocalist/guitarist Will Ingram and drummer Robert Smith, the band’s current lineup was solidified this past summer with the addition of bassist Harris Vukotic.
Wieuca’s music, as evidenced by the songs already posted online from its upcoming album, There Is No Balance, is a fuzz-heavy, slightly countrified version of the sort of wistful slacker-rock pioneered by Pavement and Dinosaur Jr.
Usually. The band sometimes veers into unexpected (and ill-advised) territory, like the new wave-y keyboards and sugary surf-rock melodies on “Goin’ Hard U.S.A.” It fares better when it opts for expansive guitar-rock with a focus on Ingram’s plaintive vocals—which is most of the time.
Wieuca will self-release There Is No Balance this winter. I’d venture a guess that the group will grow and develop in exciting and unexpected ways over the coming months and years. And ain’t that the best kind of band? Peep wieuca.tumblr.com.
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