Woods - City Sun Eater in the River of Light

The latest Woods album is another modest step forward for the band, as well as one of their catchiest and most well-produced efforts yet.

Woods - "Can't See at All"

Sweet single off City Sun Eater in the River of Light, the new LP by psych folk act Woods. It's out April 8 through frontman Jeremy Earl's Woodsist imprint.

The Babies- "Get Lost"

Woodsist Records' Babies have a new record on the way titled Our House On The Hill. It's looking at a Nov. 13th release date, and "Get Lost" is one albums' 12 cuts. The song features a messy, explosive folk rock intro--which will probably appeal to Woods fans--but there's also a lo-fi garage rock edge to the whole thing as well.

Woods- "Size Meets the Sound" (Loved)

New York experimental folk rock outfit Woods have a new LP on the way titled Bend Beyond. It'll be the band's seventh full-length album, and "Size Meets the Sound" is the newest track to drop from it.

I may be wrong, but I believe I've reviewed no other band more times than Woods on my YouTube Channel. I'm planning on reviewing this new album as well, so I suppose that claim to fame--if you want to call it that, ha--isn't going to be taken away anytime soon.

Despite being let down by the group's last full-length, I'm anticipating some big things from Bend Beyond, and it's mostly because the tracks to drop from it thus far have been great--especially this one.

The opening melody has a both moody and mysterious quality to it. Jeremy Earl's haunting falsetto is still a pivotal part of the band's style, and it's sounding just as chilling as it ever has. However, what really makes this track great to me is the writing and performance. The band hits a good groove on the song, and the revolving door effect of introducing and removing certain instruments at certain points gives the track some nice dynamics.

The noodly guitar interlude and the finishing jam show off some nice intensity, too. It's been promised that this record is going to capture the band's live intensity, and this track certainly seems to be displaying that.

Look for this LP on Sept. 18th via Woodsist.

The Babies- "Moonlight Mile"

The Babies has a new single out, teasing toward the release of their next album on Woodsist records, Our House On The Hill.

Despite some pretty solid singles, I thought the Woods- and Vivian Girls-releated band's debut LP was a bit inconsistent with its songs being fronted by two very different singers and writers. I'm hoping for a more solid release this time around, but even if that doesn't happen, at least I got a good single out of it with "Moonlight Mile."

The chord progression and vocal delivery really make the song on this one. I'm loving the buildup of the track around the 2-minute mark, too.

Woods- "Any Other Day"

"I’d love to change the world, but I don’t know what to do. So I’ll leave it up to you."

That was the band 10 Years After circa 1971, and 30 years later, Brooklyn's Woods are changing things with their latest LP, Sun And Shade. It'll be out via Woodsist this month along with the cut “Any Other Day.”

The song is a unique and compelling jangle-folk sound that mixes "California Dreamin'" with the hard rock influences from a time of war. The song's never-ending mantra convinces itself that that things can't possibly get worse.

It's a song that asks, "Where is sanity?" One can only stop, look up into the sky and find the answer. It’s a call for a day of hope and a promise of a brighter future that would put a smile on the face of Mama Cass.

Nodzzz- "Time (What's It Gonna Do?)"

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"Time (What's It Gonna Do?)" is from Nodzzz's forthcoming album, Innings. It's the band's 2nd LP, and their first for Woodsist.

Though this track may seem short, it's no anomaly on Innings. Most of what's here comes and goes in a flash. It's tough to make an impression in such a short amount of time, but the band's bright personality and sunburned lyrics make much of what's here memorable. In a way, it kinda reminds me of the hyperactive pop punk of the Evaporators, but it's got that messy and lovable quality a lot of Woodsist bands have.

Look for Innings in May.

Woodsist Remixed?! ‡ MP3

It's not REMIX WEDNESDAY or anything, but this project is just too weird and downright outgoing to leave unposted. To put it simply, this is one remix album to rule them all.

This story starts with the synergy of two elements: San Fran music producer "Al Lover" and the blog-o-sphere-approved record label Woodsist. Woodsist specializes in some pretty distinct and eerie music, touting acts such as Woods, Ganglians, and Real Estate. Lo-fi fiends such as Wavves and Kurt Vile have landed releases there, too. Al has taken it upon himself to remix over a dozen tracks from the label into a tight combination of chunky beats and looped samples. It's your only chance of hearing hip hop vibes laced into the unusually fuzzy and psychedelic sounds that Woodsist releases.

I love most of the songs being remixed on this album, but listening to this a very different experience. Don't put your ears on this expecting to hear Woodsist in another light. Al has turned this into something all his own. These tracks couldn't have been made without the originals, but something just as novel has come out of them. Fans of crate-dug instrumental antics take notice.

Here's a tracklisting, a link to download the album, and a SoundCloud stream of every track:

The Fresh & Onlys- What Goes In Circles Ganglians- 100 Years Kurt Vile- Breathing Out The Art Museums- So Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore Woods- Born To Lose The Mayfair Set- Three of Me Moon Duo- In the Trees Meneguar- The Morning, the Night Fergus & Geronimo- Last Letter Meth Teeth- I Was Young Wavves- Vermin Real Estate- Black Lake Woods- 'Til the Sun Rips

MP3: Woodsist Remixed