Hey folks...Ola Podrida has emerged from its year in a cave, bewildered yet optimistic, and clutching the fruits of its labor, which will be available to the general public on November 10, 2009! It is called BELLY OF THE LION and will be released by the kind souls at Western Vinyl. We are all celebrating wildly. Here's the press release if you care to continue reading:
'Belly of the Lion' is David Wingo's highly
anticipated second full length release under the name Ola
Podrida. Written and recorded by Wingo, 'Belly of
the Lion' is a fitting follow up to Ola Podrida's hugely praised
self-titled debut lp which received high marks from the likes of
Pitchfork, NPR, SPIN, BrooklynVegan and Gorilla Vs Bear, landed on
Best of 2007 lists for My Old Kentucky Blog and V Magazine and found
Ola Podrida sharing stages with the equally talented Fleet Foxes, She
and Him, and Beach House among others.
A Texas native who has lived between Austin
and Brooklyn the past few years, David Wingo has made quite a name for
himself as a sought-after soundtrack composer, notably for films by
David Gordon Green, Todd Rohal, Craig Zobel, and Jared
Hess. It was while living in Brooklyn last
year that Wingo set to work on his tremendous new lp, 'Belly Of The
Lion'. Writing, recording and playing nearly everything on the
album, Wingo created a shoegazey folk rock record so organic, so
unique and well-balanced, it's hard to believe he was alone in his
apartment during most of the process. Chock full of
unsentimental love songs and cinematic songscapes built with layers of
guitar and vocal melodies, the album tracks
swell to the point of nearly bursting, shimmer like gems, and are
gently driven by rhythms and fragile vocals.
'Belly Of The Lion' will be released this
November on Western Vinyl (Here We Go Magic, Balmorhea).