Wool Drive’s “Hollow” EP: A Raw, Electrifying Journey Through Grit and Emotion
- STAFF
- Feb 12
- 3 min read
By: Staff
Diving into Wool Drive’s latest EP, “Hollow,” we found it to be an electrifying and immersive experience.
Packed with stellar musicianship and vocals this release is a testament to the band’s ability to craft high-quality music. While every track is worth exploring, here are a few standout tracks we wanted to share with you.
“Hollow” opens with an infectious rhythm that immediately hooks you. Crunching guitars shape the soundscape while the bass shakes the foundation, driving the energy forward. Then come the vocals, melancholic, listless, yet gripping. Each instrument plays its role flawlessly. The guitars crack sharply in the mix, the bass rumbles with low-end depth, and the drums pound tightly, tying it all together into a sonic fusion that crashes like waves yet flows seamlessly into your ears.
The raw authenticity of “Hollow” is amplified by its DIY origins, recorded in a hidden Long Island basement with a budget mostly spent on beer and the leftover on broken equipment. But that’s exactly what makes this band shine: their talent, passion, and dedication to their craft, not expensive gear. Honestly, we hope they never upgrade.
As the track progresses, the intensity builds, almost as if the band is multiplying. Just when the sound reaches a fever pitch, they hit a dramatic break, momentarily pulling back into a ballad-like interlude. The whispered lyrics drip with dark emotion, leading into a triumphant explosion of sound. It’s an exhilarating cyclone of music, an onslaught you’ll love. We have no doubt this track will crush in a live setting, fans will be air-guitaring, air-drumming, and moshing in no time.
“Same Old Clown” pulls you in with jangly guitars that feel almost hypnotic, until the drums hit, pounding relentlessly and delivering delicious auditory chaos. At full volume, the sound ricochets through your skull, growing louder and louder while somehow maintaining pristine clarity.
Production-wise, it’s masterful. Rock music often has a tendency to smash into itself, but Wool Drive expertly navigates their sonic landscape, ensuring each instrument holds its space with intention.
Then comes a breathy vocal entrance, subtle yet haunting, so delicate you might miss it if you so much as blink. But before you can settle in, the music roars to life in a gut-punching crescendo.
Andrew Magnus Boe’s vocals drip with raw emotion, building toward a climactic moment where the guitars chime in, the bass rumbles, and the drums thunder. Then, in one final exhilarating burst, the instruments surge forward, orchestrating a dramatic, perfectly executed finale.
“Inkwells” carries a rhythmic, almost harmony-driven feel, a garage rock ballad that’s both emotionally charged and gritty as hell. The thundering drums and wailing guitars set the stage for the smooth, melodic vocals, only to flip the script entirely. Suddenly, the song kicks into overdrive, launching into a screaming, distorted guitar solo with tight, calculated stops that feel like a white-knuckle ride. And when the dust settles, what remains is one of the most precise performances in rock and roll we can remember. It’s a thrilling listen that solidifies our admiration for Wool Drive.
We highly recommend fans of emo, alt, garage, and post-punk rock take a moment to be enlightened by this band.
Wool Drive began as a solo project by Andrew Magnus Boe and now consists of Matt DeYoung, Trevor Ledeau, and Andrew Edwards.
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