Rating: NNN
The standout track on the Wind Whistles’ second full-length is Making Your Own Stuff, a sparse one-minute song about how to make your own rope out of plants and pants, and your own set of drums out of cans and pans. It nicely illustrates the Vancouver duo’s guiding DIY attitude, which has spurred them to make two albums and tour Canada and Germany with very limited resources.
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It doesn’t always make for astounding music, though there’s an endearing quality to the gentle acoustic-guitar-fuelled songs that helps us overlook their lack of focus and polish. Liza and Tom’s vocals nicely contrast with and complement each other (hers are wispy, his throaty), while second-last song Spooks has a guitar solo that commands attention.
Top track: Making Your Own Stuff
The Wind Whistles play Rancho Relaxo September 12 and the Boat September 14.
