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Set to a ripping rhythm that challenges every player in the mix to keep up with one another from the start, “Way Far Back” is perhaps the most dexterous performance Wave 21 give on their last album Brace Yourself, which isn’t to discredit the depth of songs like “Long May You Love” and “Stay the Night” at all. If anything, “Way Far Back” makes use of Steve Hill in a surprisingly warm fashion beside Wave 21, with Hill drawing a lot out of the band that might not have been present were he not in the studio for this mad collaboration.
The fretwork and the percussion really do embody the rustic feel of the record elegantly, but they also play into the blue-color potency of a Canadian crossover act appealing to rockers as much as the country faithful. There’s a joy for the medium here that is hard to miss even at a low volume, and while “Way Far Back” doesn’t overshadow the other creative notions implied on Brace Yourself, it definitely advances a more experimental aesthetic I would love to hear Wave 21 messing with again in the future. They’ve established themselves as reliable players in Canada, and now it’s a matter of expanding their presence worldwide.
It’s official – believe in the buzz around Wave 21 this late winter season, as they demonstrate in “Way Far Back” that they’re more than adept at taking simple country rhythm and transforming it into something immersive, powerful, and majorly melodic. There’s competition like nobody’s business in the Canadian underground these days, but the heavy-hitting play that this band is delivering to anyone within earshot of their grooves is attracting more attention for a reason. Wave 21 is a band of simple musicians for sure, but they’re anything but simplistic in their performance of this song.
by Jennifer Munoz
