On November 11th New York's Longwave will release their long awaited fourth studio album, Secrets Are Sinister. The band's long hiatus between albums (possibly fueled by label problems) has not hampered the end result. Produced by Peter Katis (Interpol), Secrets Are Sinister burns wildly with their patented post rock sound. The lead guitar is the [...]
Longwave are a four piece indie rock outfit from New York. Their new album Secrets Are Sinister is out Nov 11; check out 'Satellites'. Indiecision brings you an exclusive interview with frontman Steve Schiltz who talks about Secrets, John Leckie and moving on from a major record label. 1. Tell us about your new album Secrets [...]
The good thing about working on a personal Top 10 (or top 20, 30, 40, however many) albums of the year is that something marvelous that snuck past will whack you upside the head and say, "DO NOT IGNORE ME!"Such it is with the latest Longwave album. Their album The Strangest Things owned me for a while with their blend of shoegaze guitars, post-punk rhythms, and Steve Schlitz's lovely vocals. Ap...
Seeing live music is a lost art to me nowadays. Something I used to at least once a month has turned into a bi-annual event (technically I saw 5 shows last year, so that would be pentannual???) Either way, I keep my eyes peels for any sign of life (aka decent music) that might make its way up into Vacation land. Perhaps it's a pit stop before a Canadian tour or maybe it's a band still trying to...
Tracklist: 01. Sirens In The Deep Sea 02. No Direction 03. Satellites 04. The Devil And The Lair 05. Life Is Wrong 06. Eyes Like Headlights 07. I Dont Care 08. Its True 09. Shining Hours 10. Secrets Are Sinister Genre: Alternative Rock/Indie Website: Myspace | Release Date: 2008-11-11 Label: Original Signal With their first album released in 2001, Longwave is staying strong wi...
10 Questions with Steve Schiltz of Longwave By: Aaron Z. Lee I was planning to see NYC indie rock band Longwave at the Mohawk in Buffalo, but in true crappy Central New York weather tradition the show was postponed to the spring due to a huge lake effect storm, but I still got a chance catch up with Longwave's modest frontman Steve Schiltz and discuss a few things including their current to...
I have been listening to this band more and more as of late, missed a show they had last month in town, just too many shows to go to... but will catch them next time for sure! This isnt my favorite song of theirs but I like like all of their songs... Nice studio performance, only one I have seen so far from this band.LIVE in Studio in Seattle!
If you learn just one fact within the forty minutes you spend listening to Secrets Are Sinister, it will be this: Longwave are a band who know how to use their effects pedals. On their fourth full-length album the New Yorkers (if you're forever confusing Americans Longwave with the U.
Longwave's forthcoming album Secrets are Sinister will be released November 11th. I'm currently halfway through the album and I must say that it is really good. They continue with their immersive blend of atmospheric, melodic rock with a pop sensibility. Songs that are instantly contagious and offer up new gifts on repeat listen. The album was [...]