Woods and Dreams
Woods, Sun and Shade, 2011
I'd never heard of Woods until this past Saturday, when my friends at the End of the Road Festival suggested we go listen to their set mid-afternoon. We lay down on the grass in the Garden Stage, the sky blue and open above our heads, a few people standing at the front, most asleep on each others laps or chatting to friends. They came on and the melodies took over. A very mellow echo of the Mamas and Papas nostalgia, hints of Mercury Rev and Blind Melon, but the brew very much their own. Something sad in the songs, like folk tunes for whatever is lost. I would never have guessed they come from Brooklyn (and you shouldn't let that put you off.) This whole album is perfect, from start to finish - perfect for this dead summer that never was. It's warm in the sun, cool in the shade; it grows on you like love.
The album opens with Pushing Only; if you like this song, you'll like everything else.
dilvsy, I think you'll love this! It's right up your street.