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 RuthAMONG THE OAK & ASH
Among the Oak & Ash
WILLIAM FITZSIMMONS
The Sparrow and the Crow
MISSY HIGGINS
The Ol' Razzle Dazzle
MARTHA SCANLAN
The West Was Burning
Kate Jacobs
You Call That Dark
The Waxies
Down With The Ship
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