2012-08-19
New York band, Woodpeckers, have gone in a completely different direction with its second release, Thanks Anyway. Letting go of its pop-punk past, the group has put on a new personae as an alt-folk-Americana band. Thanks Anyway is full of engaging lyrics and vocal harmonies backed by diverse bluegrass instrumentation such as banjo, cello, and melodica. The album as a whole is quiet with occasional orchestral flourishes that compliment the narrative nature of the songs. Rebecca RuthJOANNA NEWSOM
Ys
JOHN DRISKELL HOPKINS AND BALSAM RANGE
Daylight
Weyes Blood
Front Row Seat To Earth
HORSE FEATHERS
Words Are Dead
TRUCKSTOP HONEYMOON
THE MADNESS OF HAPPINESS
DAVE BOUTETTE
The Piccolo Heart
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