Wooden Wand and The Vanishing Voice - Xiao

Xiao is Wooden Wand & The Vanishing Voice's homage to American Christianity, of the plastic-Jesus-on-the-dashboard variety of downhome worshipers who fear a vengeful god while letting slip with small sins every now and again, because, after all, they're human, ain't theyNULL Alot of the lyrics and spoken word rants are deliberately obscured (the long-delay doubling effect on "Paper Trail Blues" for example) but what comes through is a reverence for that old-time relijun, along with all its inherent blemishes, foibles, hypocrisies, and fable-istic storytelling ("Lions in Love" references not lions but whales, and poor lonely Jonah). Read More