Well , surely you know how sad it is when a band which you like broke up, specially when is one of my favorites bands of the last five years, that Oakland band which knowed how made some loud, guitar-soaked music with an so sweet like intense vigor mining ’70s vein. called Bare Wires. Yes, Matthew Melton, their frontman sadly decided that band is no more. That´s happened after a tumultuous SXSW and a cancelled tour. Nevertheless, Melton managed to record some final material before getting back to doing what he loves best with his newest project Warm Soda. Both the end and beginnings for these bands surely be worth checking out. So the sad realization is there will be no more Bare Wires, no more, excepting this last and final album Idle Dreams , although circle is not closed at least to me, I´ll follow up to Melton catchy garage rock anywhere it goes . While , I savor each one of these bittersweet last Bare Wires seconds …
Front man Matthew Melton of Bare Wires seemed to care about two things; writing hook heavy garage songs and taking these songs on the road every chance he could get. Whether he was touring the U.S. with Thee Oh Sees, opening for Mark Sultan in Europe, or playing a house show somewhere inbetween, the band just never stopped.Yet, after spending the last three years being the uncontested kings of the road, Bare Wires are dead. The Oakland staple crumbled during SXSW this year. After failed performances one member ended up hospitalized and another MIA. Melton packed up the van and headed home, knowing that Bare Wires had run its course.From the ruins of this tour comes the last Bare Wires record. The album unintentionally takes us through the Bare Wires timeline. Melton’s influences unfold from his early worship of Stooges/Gories to the later imprints of Glam/Power Pop-heavy records recalling T-Rex and Gary Glitter.Although it may not have been evident while churning out these final bittersweet songs that this would be the end of Bare Wires. Melton certainly made it count. From the ashes of Bare Wires comes Melton’s final masterpiece, Idle Dreams.http://www.southpawdistro.bigcartel.com
Bare Wires – Artificial Clouds
Label:Tic Tac Totally! Records
Format:Vinyl, LP
Country:US
Released:2009
Mastered By – Jay Reatard
Tracklist
1 Artificial Clouds
2 Lie Awake
3 Go Away Frankie
4 Runaway Heart
5 Loner
6 Look Over Your Shoulder
7 Teen Witch
8 I Don’t Belong
9 Are You Taking Her Home
10 Oakland Nights
11 You’ve Gone Out
12 In That World
Bare Wires – Seeking Love
Label:Castle Face
Format:Vinyl, LP, 45 RPM
Country:US
Released:29 Jun 2010
Mastered By – Weasel Walter
Mixed By – Matthew M. Melton
Recorded By – Matthew M. Melton
“Young Love” previously released as a single on Southpaw Records
Tracklist
1 Seeking Love
2 Young Love
3 Romantic Girl
4 Family Heat
5 If It’s Over
6 I ♥ You Tonite
7 Dancin On A Dime
8 Nice To Know You
9 Peculiar Julia
10 The Last Thing On My Mind
Bare Wires – Don’t Ever Change / Ready To Go
Label:Robot Elephant Records
Format:Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single
Country:UK
Released:07 Mar 2011
Recorded By – Matthew M. Melton
Written-By – Matthew M. Melton
B-side track listed as “Ready 2 Go” on front of jacket while the back covers and center label list it as “Ready To Go”.
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