Recent blog posts about Woodpecker from music blog aggregator, Elbo.ws http://elbo.ws/artist/woodpecker/ 2013-05-25T14:04:30+01:00 text/html 2013-02-28T16:03:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4811851/woodpecker-ep-for-free/
Hi folks, just a quick note that you can get one track of our EP every - day starting by today! enjoy downloading and feel free to spread the word. cheers, Ben]]> text/html 2013-02-27T15:30:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4804007/woodpecker-wooliams-the-bird-school-of-being-human/
Bird imagery? Sure, why not This odd but strangely compelling little record is a seven-song cycle that relies heavily on bird imagery to convey its themes of... well, I don't really know what. Opener "Red Kite (Prelude)" utilizes plucked harp and quavery little-girl vocals to create a dreamy soundscape that gradually builds into something foreboding courtesy of layered synths and rumbling undertones of percussion (or possibly thunder). As the record goes on, the tunes become busier and louder; the techno-fuzz...]]> text/html 2013-02-19T16:19:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4788213/toadcast-260-woodpecker-wooliams-toadsession/
Video - Vimeo - YouTube Photos - Flickr Session tracks - zip download (right click - save as) Interview podcast - mp3 - iTunes - Mixcloud This was recorded at Toad Hall in October 2012 with Woodpecker Wooliams , who releases with our friends Robot Elephant Records . She played at a BAD FUN night on the Friday at Henderson's at St. John's, and we [...]]]> text/html 2012-12-21T18:49:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4684976/video-woodpecker-wooliams-sparrow-music-rooms-2/
An artist that is building up steam towards the end of the year is Woodpecker Wooliams . She records a Music rooms session for itdrewitself . Check it out below as well as a bonus video of Sivu. Woodpecker Wooliams joins us for an itdrewitself Music Rooms session for a performance of her track Sparrow. Featuring Ben Gregory from Said Speaks. Download this session for free from soundcloud: http://snd.sc/QZ0zsT Bonus: James Page aka Sivu Woodpecker Wooliams - [...]]]> text/html 2012-12-10T09:53:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4662993/mixcoverlive-784-feat-woodpecker-wooliams-and-more/
Today's Mix/Cover/Live includes Tom Petty, Esben and the Witch and Woodpecker Wooliams.]]> text/html 2012-12-06T15:49:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4657547/tracy-006-lars-moston-and-ben-mono-woodpecker/
Combo germano para el nuevo releasazo en Tracy. Tracy is Crazy y han juntado a Lars Moston y Ben Mono para crear Woodpecker, quizs el release ms serio del sello [....]]]> text/html 2012-11-15T14:30:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4621094/hey-whats-up-ben-mono/
This new category covers from time to time current projects of our artists! The beginning is made by Ben Mono who has a full row of cool projects out and in the pipeline! He is releasing his new EP 'Feel' at Plant Music from New York City! The feedback is quite great so far: Trickski ( Suol ): "The feel will tear down every house! dope!" DJ T ( Get Physical ): "This is great. Thank you for good music!" Munk ( Gomma ): "Greaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!!!!" Further, [...]]]> text/html 2012-10-28T16:42:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4591325/woodpecker-wooliams-abi-wade-jack-cheshire/
Who knows (or cares) where to draw the line between folk and experimental as genres? This trio don't, which is why Woodpecker Wooliams , Abi Wade and Jack Cheshire is pretty unmissable. If you've not heard of them before, hear them below then put the 14th November in your diary and book tickets now . Woodpecker Wooliams Abi Wade Jack Cheshire Copenhagen by Jack Cheshire]]> text/html 2012-10-09T15:08:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4555313/stream-woodpecker-wooliams-gull/
Gemma Williams aka Woodpecker Wooliams single, "Gull" is love or hate music. Either your going to love her quirky and high pitch voice or your going to hate her quirkiness and high pitch voice. As you can tell, we love it. Any song that can talk about domestic abuse and include a harp deserves a spin through your speakers. The Bird School of Being Human is in stores now.]]> text/html 2012-09-27T09:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4531969/woodpecker-wooliams-2-live-at-the-gallery-cafe/
Facebook / woodpeckerwooliams.com/ I hope you don't mind a plug post, it involves great music so you shouldn't. Beautiful Strange returns from a little two month break next Tuesday October 2nd to present the spectacular Woodpecker Wooliams at The Gallery Cafe, Bethnal Green. Tickets are just 4 and available from wegottickets in advance . A couple of recent live videos will highlight just how much of a treat the audience will be in for, from her recent album the incredible The Bird School Of Being Human, [...]]]> text/html 2012-09-26T11:41:27+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4529676/woodpecker-wooliams-the-bird-school-of-being-human/
With a set of songs named after birds some everyday, some exotic we might have discovered a new species in Brightons Gemma Williams, aka Woodpecker Wooliams: a strange and compelling hybrid of folky stylings with dense and droney electronica. Though she grew up in the concrete satellite town of Crawley, her songs are influenced by nature and her own otherworldly imagination and they become a strange juxtaposition of the ordinary and extraordinary, like people cloaked in the most outr fancy dress. Gull begins with a suggested hangover cure (number 23/ egg, chips and beans) before dissolving [...]]]> text/html 2012-08-18T19:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4455780/mp3-at-3pm-woodpecker/
Endearingly childish and quirky, Woodpeckers Married To The Movies, off the self-releasedThanks Anyways, is guaranteed to brighten your day if youre down for a little tongue-in-cheek romanticism. Its an ode to those cozy evenings where you and your significant other stay inside to cuddle up and watch a movie. Woodpeckers genre of choice? Horrorand b-movie [...]]]> text/html 2012-08-15T06:15:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4448904/woodpecker-thanks-anyway-review/
With a serious approach to arrangement and a sly sense of humor, there is a seed of greatness beneath all that banjo playing. Woodpecker! Records, 2012 7.4 / 10.0 New York's Woodpecker! is nothing if not an interesting project. Much in the way Uncle Tupelo was envisioned as a country take on [...]]]> text/html 2012-07-26T13:28:15+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4412080/daily-downloads-mountain-goats-apex-manor-and-more/
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Apex Manor : free and legal RF: The Songs of Apex manor and The Broken West album [mp3] search for more Apex Manor posts at Largehearted Boy Bailiff : free and legal Red Balloon [...]]]> text/html 2012-07-24T07:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4406205/new-music-releases-24-july-2012/
Here are a few MP3s of songs from some of the better albums released this week: Eternal Summers Millions from Correct Behavior Fang Island Sisterly and Asunder from Major Mozella Another You from The Brian Holland Sessions...]]> text/html 2012-07-23T13:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4404703/video-premiere-woodpecker-the-processional/
The Brooklyn-based alt-folk band is set to release their long-awaited sophomore album Thanks Anyway tomorrow. And to celebrate, here is the premiere of their new video for the delicate and melancholic mandolin and violin-led instrumental track, "The Processional", which features a sad man wandering around on vacation with only his giraffe-shaped children's life preserver to keep him company. Frontman Josh Steinbauer is also a cinematographer and directed the stunning video for the track. In fact, most of the 6 band members are also filmmakers as they formed almost a decade ago from a Craigslist ad to [...]]]> text/html 2012-06-05T05:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4307959/woodpecker/
Woodpecker , el grupo de Brooklyn, avanza su nuevo disco con Every Boy In NY , el primer single de Thanks Anyway , segundo trabajo de la formacin. El lbum saldr a la venta el 24 de julio. Mp3: Woodpecker. Every Boy In NY]]> text/html 2012-05-24T13:12:40+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4285931/daily-downloads-mynabirds-a-free-pixies-tribute-album-and-more/
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Arrange : "Caves" [mp3] from New Memory (out July 10th) search for more Arrange posts at Largehearted Boy Las Kellies : "Erase You (ESG cover)" [mp3] search for [...]]]> text/html 2012-05-24T13:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4285928/song-woodpecker-every-boy-in-ny/
The Brooklyn-based septet known as Woodpecker is pert near ready to roll out their sophomore effort, Thanks Anyway , and I needed about 30 seconds of lead single Every Boy in NY to know it needed to be shared with the great unwashed. Their brand of hyperliterate and melancholic pop reminds me a little of Magnetic Fields, or what The Divine Comedy would sound like if they were driven by banjo. A perfect sad summer ditty dropping at the height of summer; July 24th to be exact. MP3 : [...]]]> text/html 2011-08-11T15:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3642146/like-a-woodpecker-from-mars-angel-dust-is-unimaginably-awesome/
Faith No More's Angel Dust compels us to reimagine the genre distinctions on which the processes of music production and consumption rest. I can't help but snicker at the recent ruckus that The Onion caused at the MetalSucks website. After The A.V. Club ran a crossword puzzle on July 13 with the clue "Faith No More's only hit" (36 down), MetalSucks responded with a month-long blog series, spanning all of the following August, dedicated to celebrating that band's music. Entitled "31 Days of Faith No More", the series contains brief musings on one FNM track for each...]]>