Feeling down? Need a little music to provide a helping hand? This blog aims to become a signpost to new music. New albums for you and me. Not new in the sense that they were just released (although that might be the case) but new because you have never heard of it before. If you have, I apologize. I will never post albums from the same genre twice in a row, variety is the spice of life people! So sit back, relax, and enjoy wonderful music made by artists that deserve our attention.
Woods began in 2005 as a side project of Jeremy Earl, formerly of Meneguar. The album was released last year in 2012 under Woodsist, Earl's very own record label. The title track, "Bend Beyond", captures the essence of the album with folk and rock undertones alongside Earl's falsetto vocal arrangement. I imagine this song to be very radio friendly and the lyrics (Just to see / just to know / just to bend beyond the light) are just as memorable as the melody. The song climaxes with a guitar solo which I imagine the band delves deeper into in a live setting. The second song on the album happens to be my favorite, titled "Cali in a Cup". The harmonica riffs throughout the song are decidedly lo-fi as are some of the other elements that occur throughout the rest of the album album. The lyrics once again shine through the album as being memorable and help to make it a feel-good song.
I'm going to skip to "It Ain't Easy" because it's a more personal sounding song than any of the previous ones mentioned. I especially liked these lyrics: "And ain't it hard to say it ain't easy, looking for different ways to make things stay the same". I felt as if these words came directly from the way Jeremy Earl was feeling at the time and I can relate. "Bend Beyond" is a collection of great songs and the more I listen the more I like all of them. Support this artist (and his label!) so we can continue to hear great songs like this in the future. You can purchase the album here.
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