STACK March 2017 Issue 149

If a tree falls in a forest and no one is

around, does it make a sound?Whether

it does or not,TheWaifs return with

“skin as thick as ironbark” for their 25th

anniversary album and they’ll certainly

make some noise when it drops.

There is something mystical about listening to the

organic twangs and harmonic shrills of these folk-

country masters as their music sinks its roots deep

down into your soul. As the group pushes through mid-

life turmoil and geographical distance, they continue to

emote meaning through music perfectly, making even

a poor soul sitting on their own couch feel homesick.

Ironbark

is out February 24

via Jarrah Record/MGM.

THE WAIFS

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