Wave 21 have been doing some amazing things since their initial formation north of the Canadian-American border, but in their new album Brace Yourself, their focus turns toward channeling shades of a Bakersfield sound abandoned by many of their contemporaries. Right off the bat in “My Latest Song for You,” it becomes pretty obvious that this group wasn’t
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There is an excellent balance defining the new record by Wave 21. They demonstrate they know how to get things off to a rollicking start with the album’s opener “Ya Ya Ya”. I may be wrong, but I suspect this is the Kenny Arnoff drummed track thanks to its decisive, swinging backbeat and the production
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