Between Screens is the debut studio album by Canadian post-rock project The Wax Girl. It was self-released on February 10, 2015.[2]

Between Screens
Studio album by
Released10 February 2015
RecordedApril 2014 – January 2015
at The Castle in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre
Length37:57
LabelWaxWerx
ProducerAlex Wright
The Wax Girl chronology
Anosmic EP
(2014)
Between Screens
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Ride the Tempo[1]

It was written and recorded in its entirety by Alex Wright at his studio in Toronto between April 2014 and January 2015. Wright has stated that the title "is a reflection of modern day relationships and how technology is disconnecting us".[3]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Alex Wright

No.TitleLength
1."Rift"2:39
2."Conflict"3:55
3."Plume"3:09
4."Fallout"4:09
5."Fog"2:26
6."Nuclear Winter"4:48
7."Constellations"3:12
8."Equinox"3:49
9."Daylight"3:39
10."Emergence"6:11

Artwork

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Album cover

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The cover art is a photograph taken by Sara Deso during the December 2013 North American storm complex.[4]

Nuclear Winter video

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With the release of Between Screens, Wright also released an animated video for the sixth track Nuclear Winter.

Reception

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Echoes and Dust praised Between Screens, saying "everything about this album makes the hair on my arms rise and creates goosebumps all over."[3]

Ride the Tempo declared that "'Between Screens’ is an even stronger set of music, and also more purposeful" compared to The Wax Girl's "excellent" 2014 release, Anosmic EP.[1]

Weird Canada published a feature on April 2, 2015, proclaiming that Between Screens is "perfect for laying back and letting the current take you where it will."[5]

The animated video for Nuclear Winter was critically lauded by both Backseat Mafia and Echoes and Dust.[6][7] The video was ranked #9 on Ride the Tempo's list of Top Canadian Music Videos of 2015.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b Brennan, Mark Anthony "(Album Review) The Wax Girl - Between Screens", 12 March 2015. Retrieved on 28 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Between Screens Is Available Now", The Wax Girl, 10 February 2015. Retrieved on 28 March 2015.
  3. ^ a b Foofer "The Wax Girl - Between Screens", Echoes and Dust, 10 February 2015. Retrieved on 28 March 2015.
  4. ^ "The Wax Girl Debuts New Music Video Onwards", Community Tree Music, 5 August 2015. Retrieved on 9 August 2015.
  5. ^ Brennan, Mark Anthony "New Canadiana :: The Wax Girl - Between Screens" Archived 2015-06-10 at the Wayback Machine, Weird Canada, 2 April 2015. Retrieved on 10 June 2015.
  6. ^ Brennan, Mark Anthony "Video: The Wax Girl - Nuclear Winter" Archived 2015-06-10 at the Wayback Machine, Backseat Mafia, 20 February 2015. Retrieved on 10 June 2015.
  7. ^ Salter, Dan "Exclusive: The Wax Girl - Nuclear Winter Video | Echoes And Dust", Echoes and Dust, 10 February 2015. Retrieved on 10 June 2015.
  8. ^ Feng, Tiana "Ride the Tempo's Top Canadian Music Videos of 2015", Ride the Tempo, 4 January 2016. Retrieved on 13 January 2016.