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Wounds

by Xoe Wise

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1.
Love Ghost 03:56
2.
Brain Shame 02:59
3.
Side Effects 03:15
4.
Dollhouse 03:38
5.
Wounds 04:02
6.
Old Seattle 04:00
7.
Armor Amore' 04:36

about

I made the album 'Wounds' in 2016 with some great Chicago musicians and friends. After we recorded the album, I was trying to figure out the "best" way to release it, as well as needing a final mix/mastering. I put the record on the back burner because I was also getting more involved in school, and working in music outreach and the mental health field. Since then a pandemic hit, I played a bunch of shows off my motor scooter vespa type bike (reconnecting with my busking roots from North Carolina but on wheels), and I started working as a therapist. I made some acoustic tunes and released those in 2020, but the album 'Wounds' still sat in a vault, and in my heart. Tragically, we experienced a huge loss when Howie (producer of the album and dear friend) died in 2020. I knew I wanted to release our album, and as time passed, I felt unsure of how, and wanted to make sure I honored Howie as well as find a mixing engineer I trusted to finish the project. So much has changed, but I still love the songs and want to release them for the world, remember the art we made with Howie, and the messages of the album. There may never be a perfect time or way, but so much of the album speaks to facing the past. So, I want to let these songs breathe, and shed light on them. After-all, wounds do not heal in isolation, or without connection. It feels just as important that the album gets a chance to be received with love, just as Howie received me as a young artist trying to make an album, just as music has received me as a young queer person looking for solace, and just as community and therapy received me as a wounded brain and body looking for ways to heal. We do not have to heal or release wounds alone. I hope you enjoy the electronic rock album featuring themes of brain, body, shame, ghosts of the past, and futuristic visions and hope.

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released October 20, 2023

All songs & lyrics by Xoe Wise
Produced by Howie Beno, Xoe Wise
Recorded at Kinowerks in Chicago, IL
Engineered by Mike Tholen at Kinowerks
Pre Production at Phonology Rehearsal in Chicago, IL
Mixed Brian Deck at Narwhal Studios in Chicago, IL
Assisted by Assistant Engineer Wesley Reno
Mastered by Jett Galindo at The Bakery in Culver City, CA
Management by Marcie Garcia at Little Devil Management in Chicago, IL
PR by Heather West at Western Publicity in Chicago, IL
Art by Tim Fite
Video editing by Ryan Eakins
Filming by Xoe Wise and John Grkovic

Credits
Xoe Wise- Guitar, Songwriting, Programming, Vocals
Howie Beno- Programming, Production, Synthesizers
Steve Stone- Guitar, Songwriting
Brandt Gassman- Programming, Synthesizers on "Love Ghost"
Dan Zima- Bass, Synthesizers
Chris Pagnani- Drums and percussion
Pat McKillen- Vocals
Dee Wilson- Piano
Nevena Neskoska- Vocals

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Xoe Wise Chicago, Illinois

Xoe Wise is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer and activist originally from a small town in NC, now based in Chicago. Her releases have spanned from folk to rock, to electronic. Her forthcoming (3rd) release Air features Xoe’s folk repertoire with lush yet intimate horns by Martin Wenk (Calexico, Nada Surf), string and synth arrangements. ... more

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