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 Ruth
String Cheese
String Cheese
Dar Williams
The Beauty of the Rain
BEN AND BRUNO
My Mother's Hand
EILEN JEWELL
SEA OF TEARS
ROSE POLENZANI WITH SESSION AMERICANA
When the River Meets the Sea
AMONG THE OAK & ASH
Among the Oak & Ash
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