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 RuthBig Leg Emma
Gramma Don't Like That
DAVE ALVIN
ELEVEN ELEVEN
WAYNE “THE TRAIN” HANCOCK
Viper of Melody
THAT’S HIM, THAT’S THE GUY!
Help Me I'm on Fire
Devil in a Woodpile
In Your Lonesome Town
Longboat
D-(Minus)
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