The Indie & Alternative Album Club

Sneer · 03-14-2011, 08:49 PM

I'll throw in a new one too.

Woods have been described as Freak Folk, Lo-Fi Folk Rock, Indie, Alternative Country etc etc. Whatever label you want to place on them, there's no shying away from the fact that Jeremy Earl and co are capable of some deeply atmospheric, dark compositions - as well as a cheeky hook here and there. Songs of Shame is testament to this. The songs creak and groan through the dank underbelly of swampy, smouldering Indie-Folk with extended, borderline-psychedelic jams intersecting songs replete with weary melodies and brooding instrumentation. It's an album I would love to listen to around a campfire in a deep forest... my bedroom will do for now.

View Poll Results: Next Album to Cover?
Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney	0	0%
Taste by The Telescopes	1	11.11%
The Way Of The Vaselines: A Complete History by The Vaselines	2	22.22%
Forever Breathes The Lonely Word by Felt	3	33.33%
Sweet Heart Fever by Scout Niblett	3	33.33%
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03-14-2011, 08:49 PM	#9 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,397	I'll throw in a new one too. Woods have been described as Freak Folk, Lo-Fi Folk Rock, Indie, Alternative Country etc etc. Whatever label you want to place on them, there's no shying away from the fact that Jeremy Earl and co are capable of some deeply atmospheric, dark compositions - as well as a cheeky hook here and there. Songs of Shame is testament to this. The songs creak and groan through the dank underbelly of swampy, smouldering Indie-Folk with extended, borderline-psychedelic jams intersecting songs replete with weary melodies and brooding instrumentation. It's an album I would love to listen to around a campfire in a deep forest... my bedroom will do for now. __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show