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
EILEN JEWELL
Letters from Sinners and Strangers
Jim Lauderdale
Headed for the Hills
Mark Knopfler/Emmylou Harris
All The Roadrunning
Yael Naim and David Donatien
Yael Naim
Anthony D'Amato
Cold Snap
RANDALL BRAMBLETT
Rich Someday
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