News
Plus Sun Ra Arkestra, Guided By Voices, and Others
Jun 06, 2022
By Joey Arnone
The lineup for the 2022 Woodsist Festival has been announced. Put on by the Woodsist label and its flagship band Woods, the festival will take place on September 24 and 25 at Arrowood Farms in Accord, NY. The lineup features Woods, Waxahatchee, Mary Lattimore, Sun Ra Arkestra, Guided By Voices, and more. Tickets are on sale now. More
Heaven and Holy Due Out March 5 via Woodsist
Feb 23, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Painted Shrines, the collaboration between Jeremy Earl of Woods and Glenn Donaldson of Skygreen Leopards, have shared their latest song, “Not So Bad.” It will be featured on their upcoming album, Heaven and Holy, which will be out March 5 on Woodsist. More
Heaven and Holy Out March 5 via Woodsist
Feb 04, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Painted Shrines, the collaboration between Jeremy Earl of Woods and Glenn Donaldson of Skygreen Leopards, have shared the title track from their upcoming album Heaven and Holy. It is the band’s first album as a duo, and it will be out on March 5 via Woodsist. More
Sorceress and Looking Glass Series Both Out Now via Mexican Summer
Jun 25, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Jess Williamson released a new album, Sorceress, last month via Mexican Summer. Williamson has shared a new song, “Pictures of Flowers,” which features Hand Habits and is not found on Sorceress. Instead it’s taken from Mexican Summer’s new Looking Glass singles series on Bandcamp. More
Plus Jenny O., I Break Horses, Cut Copy, Westerman, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
May 08, 2020
By Christopher Roberts (with Samantha Small)
Welcome to the eighteenth Songs of the Week of 2020. It’s another week under quarantine, the same as the last week. There were more ridiculous politics and it still seems like the health of the economy is being put before the health of the people, with premature calls to scale back social distancing and reopen everything while COVID-19 still spreads. We’ll see how that works out. More
Strange to Explain Due Out May 22 via Woodsist
May 05, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Woods are releasing a new album, Strange to Explain, on May 22 via Woodsist. Now they have shared another song from it, “Can’t Get Out.” A press release says it’s “a track about fighting to move past the low points of depression.” More
Strange to Explain Due Out May 22 via Woodsist
Apr 07, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Woods are releasing a new album, Strange to Explain, on May 22 via Woodsist. Now they have shared another song from it, title track “Strange to Explain.” More
Strange to Explain Due Out May 22 via Woodsist
Mar 03, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Woods have announced a new album, Strange to Explain, and shared its first single, “Where Do You Go When You Dream?” More
Plus Waxahatchee, Hand Habits, and Others
Apr 22, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
The lineup for the 2019 Woodsist Festival has been announced. Put on by the Woodsist label and its flagship band Woods, the festival will feature the 2009 lineup of Woods (featuring Kevin Morby and G Lucas Crane) in honor of the 10th anniversary of the band’s Songs of Shame. Morby will be performing solo as well and the lineup also features Real Estate, Whitney, Waxahatchee, Hand Habits, and others. More
Now Only Out Now via P.W. Elverum & Sun
Mar 16, 2018
By Michael James Hall
This week’s album of the week serves as a follow-up to the most stark, moving and genuinely heartbreaking records of last year, Mount Eerie‘s A Crow Looked At Me. Charting Phil Elverum’s immediate situation and emotional response to the death of his wife Geneviève in 2016, not long after the birth of the couple’s only child, a daughter, the album was a brutally honest document of death and grief delivered with remarkable, soft, melodic directness. More
Myths 003 Due Out March 16 via Mexican Summer
Feb 28, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Swedish psych-rockers Dungen and Brooklyn’s Woods have teamed up for a collaborative album, Myths 003, which is due out March 16 via Mexican Summer. Previously they shared “Turn Around.” Now they have shared another song from the album, “Loop.” More
Myths 003 Due Out March 16 via Mexican Summer
Jan 30, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Swedish psych-rockers Dungen and Brooklyn’s Woods have teamed up for a collaborative album, Myths 003, and shared its first single, “Turn Around.” Myths 003 is due out March 16 via Mexican Summer. Listen to “Turn Around” below, followed by the album’s tracklist and cover art. More
Love Is Love Due Out April 21 via Woodsist
Apr 11, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Woods are releasing a new album, Love Is Love, on April 21 via the band’s own Woodsist label. Previously the band shared the album’s title track, “Love Is Love.” Now they have shared another song from it, “Bleeding Blue.” They have also announced some North American tour dates. More
Love Is Love Due Out April 21 via Woodsist
Mar 08, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Woods have announced a new album, Love Is Love, and shared its title track. Love Is Love is due out April 21 via the band’s own Woodsist label. Listen to “Love Is Love” below, followed by the album’s tracklist and the band’s upcoming tour dates. More
City Sun Eater in the River of Light Out Now on Woodsist
Apr 19, 2016
By Michael Wojtas
Fresh off the release of the fine LP City Sun Eater in the River of Light, psych band Woods has shared a clip for the track “I See in the Dark.” More
City Sun Eater In The River Of Light out 4/8 via Woodsist
Mar 24, 2016
By Joshua M. Miller
Next month Brooklyn folk-rockers Woods will be releasing ninth album, City Sun Eater In The River Of Light. Today they’ve shared a leisurely guitar-filled new song “Morning Light.” More
Plus: Jenny Lewis, Lucius, Woods, and More!
Aug 11, 2014
By Wendy Redfern
Check out photos from Day three of the Outside Lands, held in the historic Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA on August 10, 2014. We sent photographer Robert Redfield down to capture the action. Click here to view the full gallery.Plus some bonus photos here! And bonus behind-the-scenes photo here. More
With Light And With Love Is Due Out April 15 on Woodsist
Mar 27, 2014
By Laura Studarus
Listen to “With Light And Love,” the title track from Woods’ forthcoming album, due out April 15 via Woodsist. More
Out April 15 Via Woodsist
Jan 09, 2014
By Laura Studarus
On April 15, Woods will release their new album With Light and Love via the band’s own Woodsist imprint. More
All This Weekend in Katowice, Poland
Aug 02, 2013
By Julia Underwood
This weekend, Katowice, Poland is hosting the seventh annual OFF Festival. We sent writer/photographer Laura Studarus and photographer Helen Boast down to cover the action. More
Sep 12, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Taking in a short break from the road before heading right back out again in support of their upcoming album Bend Beyond, New York spacey-folk ensemble Woods have placed the entire LP online to stream. More
North American Dates This September
Aug 31, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Slated to release their new album Bend Beyond on Sept. 18, Woods have announced that they begin a new tour through North America shortly after the record hits store shelves. More
Off Upcoming Album Bend Beyond
Jul 03, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Lo-fi folk pop group Woods have announced that they will soon return with their newest LP Bend Beyond later this fall. More
Band Heads Out On Tour This April
Mar 07, 2012
By Laura Studarus
Lo-fi folkies Woods are heading out on tour this April in support of their forthcoming split LP with Amps for Christ. Take a listen to a new track. More
Listen to "From Oatmeal to Buttermilk"
Feb 15, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Brooklyn lo-fi folk group Woods have revealed that they have teamed up with Henry Barnes’ experimentalist project Amps for Christ for a split LP. More
LP Released June 14 on Woodsist
May 31, 2011
By John Everhart
Brooklyn psych folk act Woods will be releasing their sixth LP Sun & Shade June 14. We have a stream of the full album. More
Special Cecilia’s Church Series
May 04, 2011
By Laura Studarus
Northside Festival goes down in Brooklyn June 16-19. In addition to a stellar lineup that includes the likes of Guided By Voices and Beirut and Surfer Blood among others, today they added a special Church series with artists playing at Cecilia’s Church. Performers include Atlas Sound, Woods, Eleanor Friedberger, and Mount Eerie. More
Welcome Woods, Real Estate, Kurt Vile, Abe Vigoda, The Fresh & Onlys, All Saints Day (Cat Power/Vivian Girls supergroup)
Apr 27, 2010
By Kyle Lemmon
Warwick, NY’s indie imprint, Woodsist, is bringing its rays of lo-fi folk-pop to the West Coast this June. Fans of Real Estate, L.A.‘s Abe Vigoda, Woods (helmed by Woodsist leader Jeremy Earl), Kurt Vile, and The Fresh & Onlys can pick from a one-two punch of miniature California festivals. More
Jan 04, 2010
By Kyle Lemmon
Brooklyn lo-fi pop upstarts Woods and New Jersey beachcombers Real Estate have shared a few stages in Brooklyn, but March will bring that inter-band camaraderie to the rest of the U.S. via a national tour. More
Reviews
Sep 20, 2021
By Kyle Kersey
Let’s get the lore out of the way: The departure of bassist Kevin Morby for a solo career in 2013 saw Woods’ sound undergo massive changes. More
Apr 11, 2016
By Michael Wojtas
Humble consistency and commitment to craft have long been Woods’ defining virtues, so the boldness of the band’s ninth full-length, City Sun Eater in the River of Light, is an invigorating rush. More
Jul 30, 2014
By Michael Wojtas
Acting as an extension of this spring’s excellent With Light and With Love LP, this 7” finds smoked-out New York folkies Woods continuing to explore a territory that’s lusher—and perhaps even weirder—than their earlier lo-fi patchworks. More
May 09, 2014
By Michael Wojtas
The eighth album from stoner folk quartet Woods, With Light and With Love is their first recorded in a professional studio. Next to the digitized, future-slicked sounds of other latter-day psych totems such as Lonerism orMerriweather Post Pavilion, it feels like a reverent, immersive ramble through the corridors of lysergic pop history. More
Sep 19, 2012
By J. Pace
With Bend Beyond, Woods continue to try and convince us they’re not in California. Brooklyn, they say. This seventh full-length is their dark album, their publicist says. More
Jun 21, 2011
By Aaron Passman
On their sixth LP in as many years, Brooklyn’s Woods tone down the psychedelic freakouts in favor of a folksier sound, reflecting a departure from their breakthrough 2009 disc, Songs of Shame and last year’s follow up, At Echo Lake. More
May 28, 2010
By Aaron Passman
Brooklyn-based folkie weirdos Woods were doing lo-fi psychedelia long before it was fashionable, so its fitting that they’re one of the few bands working in that field that’s actually worth a damn. More
Sep 03, 2009
By Aaron Passman
Perhaps it’s best to think of Dungen and Woods as jam bands for people with higher standards—they both hit the same ‘60’s-inspired notes as many jammy Bonnaroo mainstays, but back it up with substance and a sense of history. More