In the Studio – Bandwidth http://bandwidth.wamu.org WAMU 88.5's New Music Site Tue, 02 Oct 2018 15:23:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.2 Typefighter Live At WAMU http://bandwidth.wamu.org/watch-typefighter-live-at-wamu/ http://bandwidth.wamu.org/watch-typefighter-live-at-wamu/#respond Mon, 28 Apr 2014 16:31:32 +0000 http://bandwidth.wamu.org/?p=31373 D.C.’s Typefighter has made big changes since it started out as a rootsier ensemble several years back. In 2009, it released “i want to see you game, boys, i want to see you brave,” a pretty, strummy EP in an indie-folk vein. These days, there’s not as much pretty in what Typefighter does. They sound more likely to pick a fight than pick a banjo.

The release of its 2013 single, “Much,” signaled Typefighter’s transition—loudly. The track was a power-pop zinger, and one of the catchiest rock songs to come out of D.C. all year (right up there with Sunwolf’s “Push It”). April 22, Typefighter dropped its propulsive, sing-along-worthy debut LP, “The End of Everything,” and that folkier Typefighter seemed to fade into memory forever.

So of course, when the quartet stopped by WAMU’s studios to play two songs from “The End Of Everything,” “Much” was at the top of our request list. They gave us exactly what we wanted—then followed that great single with a high-energy take on “You When You’re Older,” a song it’s kicked around for a while now but overhauled on the LP. Both songs were a blast to hear in the studio, and today, we share both with you. Enjoy.

Typefighter plays an album-release show at Rock & Roll Hotel May 3.

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Watch: Sunwolf Live At WAMU http://bandwidth.wamu.org/watch-sunwolf-live-at-wamu/ http://bandwidth.wamu.org/watch-sunwolf-live-at-wamu/#respond Wed, 19 Mar 2014 11:00:33 +0000 http://bandwidth.wamu.org/?p=25983 D.C. band Sunwolf is responsible for one of the best songs released in D.C. last year: The scrappy earworm “Push It.” So we were pumped when the trio stopped by our studio earlier this year and treated us to a live version of that tune.

Not that Sunwolf is some kind of one-hit wonder. While they were here, the band ripped into another standout, “Let It Out,” which may have to share the throne with “Push It.” It’s a hard one to forget.

After the session, the band sat down with longtime D.C. musician Brendan Canty (of Fugazi, Deathfix and numerous others) for a casual chat. Listen to that lively (and very funny) interview up top.

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