Woods: Live at Third Man Records Alison Mosshart staccato-strummed banjo

staccato-strummed banjo

a cover of U2's "Love is Blindness

a salve and beacon for 60s honky-tonk devotees everywhere

Equal parts Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself” and Funkadelic’s “Maggot Brain

creative partnership that resulted in three untouchable records and helped point bands like Nirvana and Sonic Youth in Butch Vig’s direction

Woods: Live at Third Man Records Alison Mosshart staccato-strummed banjoThere are certain bands in this supersaturated, hyper fragmented, temperamental internet era that rise above ephemeral popularity because they deserve it. Woods is one of those bands, and their wheelhouse is a decidedly mellow blend of "campfire folk," psych, soul, and funk that's wise beyond its years in timbre and lyric and takes influence from many a surprising source. Woods brings songs into the world that are at once comforting and challenging,