{"id":15394,"date":"2019-07-19T11:48:32","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T16:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/?p=15394"},"modified":"2019-11-21T11:56:22","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T17:56:22","slug":"wash-madison-band-looks-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/wash-madison-band-looks-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"After a busy first year, Wash looks forward"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For their first year together, Madison goth rockers Wash have gotten by with a little help from their friends.<\/p>\n<p>The band \u2014 which opens for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/new-music-beths-empath-ric-wilson\/\">black midi<\/a> at the Memorial Union Terrace on <a href=\"https:\/\/union.wisc.edu\/events-and-activities\/event-calendar\/event\/black-midi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 23<\/a> \u2014 initially shared a practice with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/miyha-new-album-worlds-biggest-crush\/\">Miyha<\/a>, whose drummer Erik Fredine helped Wash book their first shows. Bobby Hussy released their debut EP <em>Ritual <\/em>on his label No Coast. (\u201cThis is THEE band to watch in 2019,\u201d he said in a December post on his personal Facebook page.) And they just got back from a co-headlining tour with Parsing that took them across the Midwest.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 5px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WASH Ritual\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6N90bAqB6FI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 20px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>When they began playing shows over a year ago, Wash was still pretty green. Like, \u201cbarely enough time to get songs together\u201d green. Old friends Alexandria Ortgiesen, Indigo Smith-Oles and Alex Kaiser had just started jamming with <a href=\"https:\/\/likeamanatee.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">scene vet<\/a> Adam Flottmeyer when they debuted live. And though they had only recently met him, it was bassist Flottmeyer who helped the young band integrate into the local music community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s more comfortable interacting with people in the scene,\u201d guitarist Smith-Oles told me when I met the band (sans Flottmeyer) at Mother Fool\u2019s this week. His presence was invaluable for Wash, who at the time were still trying to get their bearings. It all happened so fast that they didn\u2019t really get to fully figure themselves out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe haven\u2019t had much time to write music,\u201d says singer and guitarist Ortgiesen. \u201cDepending on the show, we\u2019ll just play our old songs. And then when we do have the time to practice, we have to be working on the old songs. We can\u2019t really be writing because it can be a long process.\u201d<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 20px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3876161672\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=51bcce\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/wash-band.bandcamp.com\/album\/ritual\">Ritual by Wash<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 20px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>That\u2019s not to say they aren\u2019t grateful, as Kaiser \u2014 Wash\u2019s drummer \u2014 is quick to point out. Catching on like they did was invaluable for Wash. But it did hinder the quartet\u2019s ability to discover what Wash could really <em>be<\/em>. Now, things are starting to come together. It might have been hard to find time to write new songs, but that hasn\u2019t stopped the band from doing it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have five or six songs ready to record, which is what we\u2019re going to do during the fall,\u201d says Kaiser. Wash is planning a short break this autumn to work on music Ortgiesen described as having a heavier shoegaze influence and more lyrical themes than <em>Ritual<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur goal is to have another EP or LP done by winter or spring,\u201d she adds. \u201cWe\u2019ll take the fall to work on coming into our sound and defining it more. Taking that time that we didn\u2019t have in the beginning to figure out what we\u2019re going to do. So this is definitely a transitional period for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wherever it takes them, I can\u2019t wait to rejoin them on the ride.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 5px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<p><em>Wash will open for black midi at the Memorial Union Terrace on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/union.wisc.edu\/events-and-activities\/event-calendar\/event\/black-midi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Tuesday, July 23<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For their first year together, Madison goth rockers Wash have gotten by with a little help from their friends. 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