Deli Interview

HUGE thanks to everyone who came out to our Rockwood show last night!  You were amazing.  We would love to see you all next Friday for our set at The Living Room (12/16  9:00 pm  sharp!)

Other news…check out our interview with The Deli!

“We don’t take ourselves too seriously, but if you don’t we get real pissed. ”

 

We Are the Woods

music and unicorns

by: Christina Morelli – October 10, 2011

There’s something endearing and catchy about the non-traditional ways that We Are The Woods approach everything from their marketing to their lyrics.  Strong voices, beautiful harmonies, and simple melodies speak volumes over the standard folk scene in Brooklyn and New York.  Consisting of Jessie Murphy, Marcia Webb and Tyler Beckwith, the trio offers an interesting blend of quirky song titles that match perfectly with their music, songs that both entertain and make thought-provoking statements simultaneously.  Recent nominees for The Deli’s “Artist of the Month,” We Are the Woods is working on a steady stream of singles to release following up their debut album “Eight Belles.”  The band will be playing the CMJ Showcase at The Living Room on October 19 at 9:30pm.

 

When did you officially become We Are The Woods?

We’d all been playing together in another project for a couple of years and then last spring we regrouped and formed We Are The Woods (you know the deal, naked baptism in a waterfall, double rainbow overhead, nightingales singing at the break of day).

 

What are the biggest outside influences to your sound?

Led Zeppelin, Gillian Welch, The Grateful Dead, Levon Helm, Neil Gaiman, Every type of Bear (big ups to Spirit Bears). The Mighty Boosh.

 

If you were to book your ideal tour, who would you be playing with?
Led Zeppelin, Fleet Foxes, Neko Case, Pretty Lights

 

How do you differ from the other bands coming out of the New York music scene?
The folk matrix is still audible, but here orchestral, pop and even psych elements take over the reins, basically we don’t take ourselves too seriously but if you don’t we get real pissed.

 

What’s on the horizon in the near future for the Woods?
We’re playing a Deli CMJ show on Oct 19th at the Living Room. We’re recording a steady stream of hits and releasing them one by one on the interwebs via our YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/werthewoods#p/f).  We’re planning on carving pumpkins and ruling the school with pumpkin town 2011.