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10 Best Songs of the Week: Mannequin Pussy, Lauren Mayberry, Lael Neale, Slowdive, and More

Plus Will Butler + Sister Squares, Katy Kirby, Steven Wilson, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Sep 01, 2023

Welcome to the 27th Songs of the Week of 2023. It was another quiet week for new songs, but we settled on 10 we liked. More

Aug 31, 2023

Woods are releasing a new album, Perennial, on September 15 via the band’s own Woodsist label. Now they have shared two more new songs from it: “Little Black Flowers” and “Day Moving On.” More

Woods Share Two New Songs “Another Side,” and “Weep”

Perennial Due Out September 15 via Woodsist; Announce Headline Tour Dates

Jul 26, 2023

Bi-coastal band, Woods, have shared two new songs, “Another Side,” and “Weep,” which are the latest releases from their upcoming album Perennial. More

Jun 20, 2023

Bi-coastal band, Woods, have announced the release of their new album, Perennial, and shared its double lead single, “Between the Past” and “White Winter Melody.” More

Jun 06, 2022

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

Painted Shrines Share New Song “Not So Bad”

Heaven and Holy Due Out March 5 via Woodsist

Feb 23, 2021

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

Painted Shrines Share New Song “Heaven and Holy”

Heaven and Holy Out March 5 via Woodsist

Feb 04, 2021

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

Jess Williamson Shares New Song “Pictures of Flowers” (Feat. Hand Habits)

Sorceress and Looking Glass Series Both Out Now via Mexican Summer

Jun 25, 2020

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

12 Best Songs of the Week: Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, I LIKE TRAINS, NZCA LINES, and 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

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

Woods Share New Song “Can’t Get Out”

Strange to Explain Due Out May 22 via Woodsist

May 05, 2020

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

Woods Share New Song “Strange to Explain”

Strange to Explain Due Out May 22 via Woodsist

Apr 07, 2020

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

Mar 03, 2020

Woods have announced a new album, Strange to Explain, and shared its first single, “Where Do You Go When You Dream?” More

Apr 22, 2019

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

Album of the Week: Mount Eerie

Now Only Out Now via P.W. Elverum & Sun

Mar 16, 2018

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

Dungen and Woods Share New Song “Loop”

Myths 003 Due Out March 16 via Mexican Summer

Feb 28, 2018

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

Dungen and Woods Announce Collaborative Album, Share “Turn Around”

Myths 003 Due Out March 16 via Mexican Summer

Jan 30, 2018

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

Watch: Woods - “Hit That Drum” Lyric Video

Love Is Love Due Out April 21 via Woodsist

Apr 19, 2017

Woods are releasing a new album, Love Is Love, this Friday (April 21) via the band’s own Woodsist label. Previously the band shared the album’s title track, “Love Is Love,” and “Bleeding Blue.” More

Woods Share “Bleeding Blue” and Announce Tour Dates

Love Is Love Due Out April 21 via Woodsist

Apr 11, 2017

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

Woods Announce New Album, Share Title Track “Love Is Love”

Love Is Love Due Out April 21 via Woodsist

Mar 08, 2017

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

Watch: Woods – “I See in the Dark” Video

City Sun Eater in the River of Light Out Now on Woodsist

Apr 19, 2016

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

Listen: Woods - “Morning Light”

City Sun Eater In The River Of Light out 4/8 via Woodsist

Mar 24, 2016

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

Aug 06, 2015

Back in our Best of 2014 Issue Real Estate’s Martin Courtney did a joint interview for us with actor Jason Schwartzman. In it he revealed that he was working on some new solo music with members of Woods. Now he’s shared the first fruit of that session, “Vestiges.” More

Aug 11, 2014

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

Listen: Woods – “With Light And With Love”

With Light And With Love Is Due Out April 15 on Woodsist

Mar 27, 2014

Listen to “With Light And Love,” the title track from Woodsforthcoming album, due out April 15 via Woodsist. More

Jan 09, 2014

On April 15, Woods will release their new album With Light and Love via the band’s own Woodsist imprint. More

Aug 02, 2013

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

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

Woods Announce Tour Dates

North American Dates This September

Aug 31, 2012

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

Listen: Woods - “Cali in a Cup”

Off Upcoming Album Bend Beyond

Jul 03, 2012

Lo-fi folk pop group Woods have announced that they will soon return with their newest LP Bend Beyond later this fall. More

Stream New Woods Track “Wind Was the Wine”

Band Heads Out On Tour This April

Mar 07, 2012

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

Woods Announce Split LP, Spring Tour Dates

Listen to "From Oatmeal to Buttermilk"

Feb 15, 2012

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

Stream: New Woods Album “Sun & Shade”

LP Released June 14 on Woodsist

May 31, 2011

Brooklyn psych folk act Woods will be releasing their sixth LP Sun & Shade June 14. We have a stream of the full album. More

May 04, 2011

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

Woodsist Announces June 12 & 15 Mini Fests in Big Sur & LA

Welcome Woods, Real Estate, Kurt Vile, Abe Vigoda, The Fresh & Onlys, All Saints Day (Cat Power/Vivian Girls supergroup)

Apr 27, 2010

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

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

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

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

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 lusherand perhaps even weirderthan their earlier lo-fi patchworks. More

May 09, 2014

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

Aug 03, 2013

On track to become some of the best weather the festival has ever experienced, the sunny day featured performances from Mikal Cronin, Woods, Zbigniew Wodecki (featuring Mitch & Mitch), and The Smashing Pumpkins. More

Sep 19, 2012

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

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

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

Perhaps it’s best to think of Dungen and Woods as jam bands for people with higher standardsthey 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