White Ink, Black Ink

With their shimmering new album, Taunton' MA's Wheat is back from an extended period of musical hibernation. Following the critical success of their first albums, 1998's Medeiros and 1999's Hope And Adams, the band released their major label debut in 2003, followed a few years later by a home-recorded album; the latter allowing them to reconnect with the process of musical experimentation and improvisation. This, their latest release, contains some of the most concise, well-written songs of the band's career, and also features some of their most intriguing musical explorations.