Fanatic Promotion: Seattle-based Loose Wing features vet of local scene, Claire Tucker, armed with meticulous, mature lyricism, two pedal boards of guitar effects.

Like a Neko Case or PJ Harvey-fronted R.E.M., “Beverly” single builds over six minutes to a swelling string section reminding of Teenage Fanclub.

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Loose Wing (L-R): Bill Patton, Jack Peters, Claire Tucker, Rusty Willoughby. Photo credit: Doug Arney.

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“Captures emotional distress with poignant grace,” proclaims Atwood Magazine in its coverage of “Beverly,” the luminous new single from Loose Wing. Listen here or at the link below!

[STREAM | MP3]: https://fanatic.lnk.to/LooseWing-Beverly

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Loose Wing – Live

02/22/2019: Seattle, WA @ LoFi Performance Gallery (w/ Guest Directors)

03/22/2019: Vashon, WA @ Red Bicycle Bistro (w/ Society of The Silver Cross)

03/23/2019: Seattle, WA @ Blue Moon Tavern (w/ Black Nite Crash)

04/05/2019: Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Hideaway (w/ Hollow Sidewalks, nine:forty:pm)

04/13/2019: Bend, OR @ LOGE

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About Loose Wing

Loose Wing is a new Seattle-based band fronted by songwriter Claire Tucker, who is also a member of local favorites, Black Nite Crash. The four-piece group will issue its self-titled debut album on March 22^nd, consisting of nine songs that fearlessly explore themes of anxiety, isolation, intimacy, and teen angst that has yet to be outgrown. Along with Tucker (Guitars, Vocals, Keys), Loose Wing features Tucker’s husband Jack Peters (Bass), Rusty Willoughby (Drums, Percussion), and Bill Patton (Guitar, Pedal Steel.)

Despite the weighty subject matter, Tucker’s tunes maintain an easy confidence throughout the album, with melodies that often remind of a Neko Case or PJ Harvey-fronted R.E.M., which despite that band’s origins in the furthest continental corner (Athens, GA) from the home of grunge, has always maintained a spiritual tie to Seattle. Other contemporary influences on Loose Wing include Kate Bush and Guided by Voices.

Throughout the album, Loose Wing’s elegant incorporation of string accompaniment pops up at just the right moments to deepen the drama of Tucker’s lyrics, while also providing counterpoint to the band’s Peter Buck-ish guitar sound. Speaking of – R.E.M. and Nirvana used similar surprising string techniques that helped elevate both bands as examples of rock groups that ultimately prioritized the service of their songs over everything else.

“Beverly,” the first single from Loose Wing, (hear it now via Atwood Magazine) shows this off best, adding touches that also remind of Teenage Fanclub when the string section swells. Guitars, or more accurately, an obsessive relationship with guitars, feature prominently on Loose Wing.

“It’s a mix of guitar styles,” Tucker says of the album. “All my playing before Loose Wing was very fussy, intricate fingerpicking. I had never really done much with effects pedals, but I forced myself to learn new techniques, and focus on playing guitar and branching out stylistically.” Tucker has since amassed two pedal boards full of effects. “I also started listening to a lot of music that I had forgotten about: Slowdive, The Church, and Echo and The Bunnymen.”

Tucker is just as meticulous with her lyrics, and if they seem dark, that fact can’t be solely attributed to the lingering teen angst mentioned previously. Tucker and her bandmates are all in their 40’s and 50’s, which means that Loose Wing only sounds like the freedom of youth. In actuality, Tucker’s songs and the band’s playing comes off effortlessly because so much difficult living has already been put into perspective and dealt with.

“I was feeling a lot of anxiety about what I think I should have accomplished by this age as an artist,” Tucker explains. “Feeling like a late bloomer,” she admits. Speaking directly to the album’s themes, Tucker elaborates about “Beverly,” saying “This song depicts a fictional 1950’s-era marriage, told as a dialogue between a controlling husband and a stifled, self-medicating wife. She continues, “But it's also a reflection of my internal dialogue, between the side of me that needs to make art to stay sane and the side that tries to push that aside to be a responsible adult.”

Loose Wing’s self-titled debut album is out March 22^nd, preceded by the singles “Beverly,” “Moving Blankets,” and “Heather Army.” Claire Tucker of Loose Wing is available for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.

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Loose Wing

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March 22^nd, 2019

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