{"id":862,"date":"2011-08-31T11:00:03","date_gmt":"2011-08-31T15:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/?p=862"},"modified":"2014-02-06T20:34:14","modified_gmt":"2014-02-07T01:34:14","slug":"postcards-from-the-pit-woods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/2011\/08\/31\/postcards-from-the-pit-woods\/","title":{"rendered":"Postcards from the Pit: Woods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The evening I saw them, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.woodsist.com\/woods.htm\">Woods<\/a> was the last band of a four-band show at the Bowery Ballroom. They shared the bill with <a href=\"http:\/\/widowspeak.bandcamp.com\/\">Widowspeak<\/a> (ethereal on top, solid and dark on the bottom, very good); <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/White-Fence\/109125289153214\">White Fence<\/a> (high quality surf punk, even better when I wasn&#8217;t being moshed into a wall); and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexphelan.com\/ducktails\/\">Ducktails<\/a> (he has a new record out). I had gone out mainly to see White Fence;\u00c2\u00a0 by the time Woods came on it was late, it was also Saturday, so I resolved to hang out at least for a little while &#8211; two or three songs, maybe &#8211; and see if I liked them.<\/p>\n<p>Readers, I loved them. Woods are <em>delightful<\/em>, and I stayed for their whole set. Many of their tunes were sweet, delicate indie-pop confections, but woven carefully between the hand-clapping sing-along songs were darker, more psychedelic instrumental numbers that functioned as the aural equivalent of a palate cleanser.<\/p>\n<p>I enjoyed every minute of their time of the stage, and I strongly encourage you to get a-hold of their new record, <em>Sun and Shade<\/em>. I have had it on my iPod more or less since the show, and their songs never fail to lighten my mood when they float up on shuffle. And given that in the time since the show major events in my life have included a water\/gas main break in my neighborhood, an earthquake, a hurricane, and part of my bathroom ceiling falling down, my mood has most assuredly needed lightening on a fairly regular basis.<\/p>\n<p>Sample tune:<\/p>\n<p><object height=\"81\" width=\"100%\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/player.soundcloud.com\/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F14616033&#038;\"\/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\/><embed allowscriptaccess=\"always\" height=\"81\" src=\"http:\/\/player.soundcloud.com\/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F14616033&#038;\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"100%\"\/><\/object><span><a href=\"http:\/\/soundcloud.com\/woodsist\/woods-pushing-onlys\">WOODS- Pushing Onlys<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/soundcloud.com\/woodsist\">WOODSIST<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, here are a few pictures I took at the show I went to:<\/p>\n<p>Widowspeak:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0658 by rufusowliebat, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rufusowliebat\/6042758205\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6145\/6042758205_928de78222_z.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0658\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0661 by rufusowliebat, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rufusowliebat\/6042761689\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6197\/6042761689_740fab6cf5_z.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0661\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>White Fence:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0668 by rufusowliebat, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rufusowliebat\/6042933693\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6186\/6042933693_e5f05692ed_z.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0668\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0680 by rufusowliebat, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rufusowliebat\/6043480626\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6208\/6043480626_594f60974b_z.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0680\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ducktails:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0701 by rufusowliebat, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rufusowliebat\/6042939927\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6192\/6042939927_5067d40a75_z.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0701\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Woods:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0723 by rufusowliebat, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rufusowliebat\/6042943927\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6078\/6042943927_aec2f8e683_z.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0723\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0726 by rufusowliebat, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rufusowliebat\/6043496340\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6081\/6043496340_39d959a069_z.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0726\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMG_0742 by rufusowliebat, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rufusowliebat\/6042950305\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6073\/6042950305_2221003c93_z.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0742\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The evening I saw them, Woods was the last band of a four-band show at the Bowery Ballroom. 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