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'Temptation' - The Waifs

The Waifs
Mar 11, 2011 Updated Mar 18, 2011

Studio album number six from the Albany folk-rockers.

Track List:

1. I Learn The Hard Way
2. Buffalo
3. Just Like Me
4. Beautiful Night
5. Moses and The Lamb
6. Falling
7. Some Days
8. Drifting Dreaming
9. Day Dreamer
10.Temptation
11. Goodbye


External Review:

"Possibly their strongest cohesive vision yet, the band have crafted an impressive batch of songs that will touch the melancholy and heartache in our hearts.Recorded in just ten days in a Minneapolis basement, the album is indeed tempting. The strength of The Waifs remains their three part harmonies, which inject huge vocal swells into the slow chug of “I Learn The Hardway” and the gospel-tinged title track...For all of those people who haven’t paid attention to The Waifs since their break out songs London Still and Lighthouse – it’s a truly relaxing listen, best enjoyed with a bottle of red over a candlelit dinner".

[ Matt Petherbridge, AAA Backstage ]

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The Waifs (originally styled as The WAiFS) are an Australian folk rock band formed in 1992 by Josh Cunningham (guitar, vocals), and sisters Vikki Thorn (harmonica, guitar, vocals) and Donna Simpson (guitar, vocals). Their tour band has included Ben Franz (bass) and David Ross Macdonald (drums). The band's 2003 album Up All Night reached the top five of the Australian Albums Chart, it achieved...

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On Mar 14, 2011. 2:21pm
Sarah gl said

A truly inspirational recording. Try to catch them live before they head back over the seas.

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