Written by Matthew Carlson
 
Recorded at Cabin By The Lake, Mecosta County, MI
and Pleasant Pauper, Grand Ledge, MI
 
Produced by Matthew Carlson, Ian Walker, David Baldwin and Joel Kuiper
 
Engineered by Ian Walker and Matthew Carlson
Assistant engineering by Tim Benedict

Help Me Out Somehow

Vapors

First single from the new Woods album, City Sun Eater In The River Of Light, out April 8, 2016.

WOODS
CITY SUN EATER IN THE RIVER OF LIGHT
LABEL: WOODSIST
CD / LP / CS / DL
Street Date: April 8, 2016

"Woods have always been experts at distilling life epiphanies into compact chunks of psychedelic folk that exists just outside of any sort of tangible time or place. Maybe those epiphanies were buried under cassette manipulation or drum-and-drone freakouts, or maybe they were cloaked in Jeremy Earl’s lilting falsetto, but over the course of an impressive eight albums, Woods refined and drilled down their sound into City Sun Eater in the River of Light, their ninth LP and second recorded in a proper studio. It’s a dense record of rippling guitar, lush horns, and seductive, bustling anxiety about the state of the world. It’s still the Woods you recognize, only now they’re dabbling in zonked out Ethiopian jazz, pulling influence from the low key simmer of Brown Rice, and tapping into the weird dichotomy of making a home in a claustrophobic city that feels full of possibility even as it closes in on you. City Sun Eater in the River of Light is concise, powerful, anxious—barreling headlong into an uncertain, constantly shifting new world." -Sam Hockley-Smith


WOODS - SUN CITY CREEPS

The Posies announce 8th album SOLID STATES, extensive European tour

Rock ‘n’ roll has rarely been as smart, soulful or satisfying than it has in the hands of The Posies. During an on/off career that’s stretched across four decades, the Seattle-rooted outfit, led by musical polymaths Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow, have shaped and re-shaped their muse, creating one of the more compelling catalogues in modern pop. 

With SOLID STATES, their 8th album, the Posies mark dramatic changes in the lives, the music, the evolution of the band. 

When the Posies long time drummer, Darius, died suddenly and unexpectedly last year, Posies founding members Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow were devastated. Hard as it was to continue without such a close friend and great musician, the moment called for a reinvention. For now... the idea of the band getting into a room and banging out the music, garage band style, was over. The ideas coming from Jon and Ken were fragile and the moods contemplative. Death, divorce, loss. Even the joys of life are fleeting enough as to be treated with care and respect. 

Of course, the Posies still retain their legendary melodic abilities, their trademark vocal harmonies and their lyrical agility. The band has always been exploring, growing. The multi­year gaps between albums are typically spent in countless other projects that bring new skills, sounds, experiences and people to the picture. The band will present the album live in a new format, incorporating laptop elements along with guitars, keyboards and drums. As artists, the band feels it's their duty to take risks and explore.

A pre-release tour edition of Solid States, with bonus download tracks, will be available exclusively at live shows in Europe throughout April. 

The album will be released on heavyweight vinyl LP, CD and digital on British indie Lojinx on the 29th April 2016 in Europe, with Verycords releasing in France.

Mar 29 Het Depot, Leuven, Belgium
Mar 30 Cafe de Stam, Joure, NL
Mar 31 Paard, The Hague, NL
Apr 01 Gigant, Apeldoorn, NL
Apr 02 Paradiso, Amsterdam, NL
Apr 03 De Effenaar, Eindhoven, NL
Apr 04 MTC Cologne, Germany
Apr 06 100 Club, London, UK
Apr 08 Point FMR, Paris, France
Apr 10 Monarch, Berlin, Germany
Apr 12 Kagelbanan, Stockholm, Sweden
Apr 13 John Dee, Oslo, Norway
Apr 14 Nefertiti, Gothenburg, Sweden
Apr 15 Mejeriet, Lund, Sweden
Apr 16 Monkeys, Hamburg, Germany
Apr 17 Tavastia, Helsinki, Finland
Apr 19 Kafe Antzoki, Bilbao, Spain
Apr 20 Sala Arena, Madrid, Spain
Apr 21 Razzmatazz 2, Barcelona, Spain
Apr 23 Sala Budokan, Cartagena, Spain

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Get Solid States

Squirrel vs Snake

Starting Point Of The Royal Cyclopean

Lithuanian Bombshells

I had just enjoyed spinning the record for The Who By Numbers (1975) and decided that this Pete Townshend song is a standout track. An absolute gem, and so British. I love it. This year I gave myself a decent ukulele as a sort of Christmas present, so I spent some time learning the chords. Being away from home, I had nothing to use for recording purposes except my iPad, so this one turned out pretty lo-fi. I used a ukulele and a melodica and played around with Garageband's string section tools.

Blue, Red and Grey (The Who cover)

I recorded this one in 2011 and never planned to share it. But this one is for the Zombies, who are, this very evening, being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  A straightforward cover, I made up an extra guitar part... but not much else is changed, as the original version is perfect.

Covers project

Care of Cell 44 (The Zombies cover)

My take on a Beach Boys Favorite- from the brilliant "Surf's Up" record. (1971)

Don't Go Near the Water (Beach Boys cover)

The original version of this song was on my first (independently) released recording with my dear friend Matthew, released exactly 20 years tonight: June 17, 2000.
It can be found here:
https://thepantones.bandcamp.com/track/what-to-do

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Phonophore Records