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 RuthDONAVON FRANKENREITER
Recycled Recipes
Goldmine Pickers
Lonesome Gone
LINDA CHORNEY
Emotional Jukebox (2-CD Set)
Kenley Collins
Belle Black
JAY FARRAR/BENJAMIN GIBBARD
One Fast Move or I'm Gone
BETH ORTON
Comfort of Strangers
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