The Wrens

The Wrens’ Kevin Whelan shares “Queens” from debut album as Aeon Station

“It’s the best I’ve done and may ever do frankly,” Whelan says. “It’s written over such a long period of my life. Music I did in the past was tinged with expectations or presumptions, but this time, it was just for me.“

Wrens members split, Kevin Whelan releasing new songs as Aeon Station via Sub Pop

Charlies Bissell is the only member of The Wrens who doesn’t contribute to the new album, but he has plans for his own new album, according to a new NY Times article.

Record Store Day announces RSD Black Friday 2021 exclusive titles

This year’s RSD Black Friday exclusives include ’The Life Aquatic’ soundtrack, The Wrens‘s ‘Secaucus,‘ classic Luaka Bop comp ’Beleza Tropical,’ the ‘Blue Velvet‘ soundtrack and lots more.

Empty Country (Cymbals Eat Guitars) playing NYC release show w/ The Wrens' Charles Bissell & Field Mouse

Both Charles Bissell and Rachel and Zoë from Field Mouse are on the Empty Country album, so hopefully we can expect some on-stage collaboration.

Charles Bissell playing new The Wrens material at an NYC art gallery

”If you wanna hear some of this now-done 10-year Odyssey of a recording (a not-pun that’ll be more clear when the record comes out), I’m gonna be doing a solo set of some of the songs (accompanied by my usual hide-me veil of loop pedal shenanigans),” Charles Bissell says.

Record Store Day announces RSD Black Friday 2019 exclusive titles

Record Store Day Black Friday is November 29 and artists releasing exclusive titles include Arcade Fire, Jonathan Fire*Eater, Lou Reed, LIzzo, Nick Lowe & Wilco, The Wrens, Devo, Cardi B, Lizzo, The New Pornographers, Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam, and more.

Joe from Cymbals Eat Guitars is Empty Country; two songs out now (one ft. The Wrens)

Joe D’Agostino’s debut album album as Empty Country will be out on Tiny Engines in 2020. You can hear two songs now…

watch Britt Daniel, Craig Finn, Ted Leo & lots more sing protest songs at "Flip These Houses" benefit

The “Flip These Houses” protest benefit also features Nicole Atkins, Lenny Kaye, Matthew Caws (Nada Surf), Shilpa Ray, Mac McCaughan (Superchunk), Hamilton Leithauser and lots more.

Craig Finn, Matthew Caws, Nicole Atkins & more playing Trump protest in NYC

The event is called “Flip These Houses” that celebrates “Protest Songs, Political Music, and Unity through Song” and the lineup also includes Hamilton Leithauser, The Wrens’ Charles Bissell, Nicole Atkins, Ted Leo, Syd Straw, and many more.

What's going on Saturday?

Exhorder, Ava Luna plays Serge Gainsbourg, King Missile/Charles Bissel, Mal Devisa, Eugene Chadbourne and more Saturday show options.
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