Let's Make Our Descent

The Waxwings may be slightly out of step with what listeners have come to expect from a Detroit rock 'n' roll band, but that doesn't bother them, since they're set to redefine expectations while still remaining reverent to the musical shoulders on which they stand. "Let’s Make Our Descent," the band's third album, mixes Stones-y riff heavy swagger with multi-part harmonies -- a pinch of Buffalo Springfield, a dash of Stone Roses, and a smattering of Buzzcocks, Teardrop Explodes, and Echo and the Bunnymen. As James Mann at Ink 19 wrote, "Imagine what sort of records Brian Wilson would have made if he had been chasing the Stones and Syd Barrett instead of McCartney and The Beatles and you have an idea of the band's sound."