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"Take It In"from the album The Knot2009iTunesCertain critical terms get taken as pejorative when they're merely descriptive: "Droning," for example, doesn't necessarily mean boring or moribund. When used to describe a sound, "drone" usually means "a low hum," and when employed by a band as skilled as Maryland's Wye Oak, a low hum can convey a rich palette. The duo's second album The Knot drones the way Yo La Tengo drones, or Spinanes when they were around. Lead singer-guitarist Jenn Wasner is a belter who lets up only to step on a...

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