Strand of Oaks’ In Heaven is dramatic, the songs serious and filled with anthemic hooks. Band mastermind Tim Showalter channels ’90s angst, but also reaches back to the 1980s for a little bit of chime. Strand of Oaks is singer-songwriter-guitarist […]
“I turn my back on the meaning of life,” Timothy Showalter, aka Strand of Oaks, offers on the opening track of his new album, Eraserland; his way, perhaps, of expressing surrender, relinquishing his illusions regarding fate and self-determinism, and aspiring […]
Listening is inevitably a subjective process. That said, I do my best to practice suspending or expanding my default filters in order to be more receptive to forms of aesthetic excellence that might not be congruent with my preferences. For […]
When asked about the music of his one-man band Strand of Oaks, Tim Showalter is tight-lipped, usually answering with a few words or a brief sentence or two. He shows no reluctance on the band’s website, however, spewing loads of […]
If there is such a thing as the “offseason” for touring, winter tends to be it. While there are plenty of bands still gigging for those looking for a musical fix, others are using the colder weather to take a […]
