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Deli-CMJ Show
We Are The Woods is proud to announce that we will be playing the CMJ music festival this year. On Wednesday, October 19th we will be playing a show at one of our favorite venues, The Living Room sponsered by The Deli
Our set starts at 8:30 and there is an $8.00 cover, hope to see you there!
We Are The Woods-Nature’s Candy
We Are The Woods-Nature’s Candy
Hi Friends!
So excited to play our show at Rockwood Music Hall this Saturday, check out what the Aquarian says about us…
We Are The Woods: Nature’s Candy
—by Roz Smith, September 21, 2011
We Are The Woods have a haunting yet enchanting sound that is provided by two folky females and one country gentleman: Jessica Murphy, Marcia Webb and drummer Tyler Beckwith. Their album, Eight Belles, is full of heart-aching, folk pop that entangles the listener with their soulful roots and refuses to let them go. The group will be performing on the second stage of the Rockwood Music Hall on Sept. 24. The show is free, 21+ and doors are at 6:30 p.m., with the band going on at about 7 p.m.
NYC Artist of the Month Contest
We Are The Woods has been nominated by The Deli mgazine for NYC’s artist of the month. Vote for us here!
We Are The Woods in “The Deli” – Review
Many thanks to the Deli, you can see the full review here
NYC Artists on the rise
Like many other indie kids, after a wild and rocking youth full of desdaing for all forms of tradition, we have slowly grown to enjoy folk music, in particular when it’s somehow “bastardized” – the redeeming quality! This is a concept that – although clashing with the immaculacy of their music – is pertinent to We Are The Woods. This NYC based group led by a female duo emplyos acoustic guitars and a variety of other instruments (strings, flutes, tubas, you name it) to craft beautiful, sophisticated and intense songs that are thoroughly enjoyable. The folk matrix is still audible, but here orchestral, pop and even psych elements take over the reins. As it often happens in softer music, the vocals are a crucial element, and the ladies deliver big time in this department. Their celestial voices (Jessie Murphy’s charismatic lead and Marcia Webb’s spot on backing vocals) transform good songs into beautiful, arresting gems. We are very curious to see this band live – the next opportunity is at Rockwood on September 24.
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Download Eight Belles For Free
Thank you for stopping by! Take a look around. As a reward for your time. You deserve a treat. Download all of our first Album Eight Belles on the player to the right or listen and download it here.
Ourstage – Review
Big thanks to Kate B for the excellent reivew on Ourstage
Most bands have an m.o., whether it’s simply the love of making music or the dream of power and influence. For Jessie Murphy In The Woods, the drive comes from Murphy’s desire to recapture a perfect autumnal moment from her childhood. And that desire has yielded songs that are literate, bright and haunting. The group is comprised of Murphy, Marcia Wood, and Amy Wood—all music teachers. Between the three you get a quixotic assemblage of woodwinds and brass, percussion and strings. There’s an economy to JMITW’s chamber pop arrangements that gives each idea its own space. “God Save Owen Wilson” is as funny as it is sad—the somber flutter of flute and a baleful horn in the distance juxtapose whimsically with a mock-heroic refrain about, well, Owen Wilson. The vibe is Sufjan Stevens in heels. “New York City Lights,” on the other hand, is folksy romanticism, sung without affectation. The orchestral, theatrical “In The Woods” tries to conjure the faintest whiff of that perfect autumn day, invoking the “virgin forest” with urgency. Even if the moment is forever out of reach, the music that’s produced in its wake is worth the loss.
