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
												
			JOHN DRISKELL HOPKINS AND BALSAM RANGE
Daylight
												
			Michael Franti
Songs from the Front Porch
												
			THE BLACK LILLIES
100 Miles Of Wreckage
												
			DONNA ULISSE
Walk This Mountain Down
												
			Joel Mabus
Retold
												
			JOHN McCUTCHEON
Passage
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