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Woods: Songs of Shame (Reviews)

Oct 7, 2009, 2:00am PopMatters
Woods: Songs of Shame (Reviews) How many great musicians live in Brooklyn, seriously? Being based in Brooklyn can raise instant connotations about a band in 2009, with a number of lauded artists from the area having released below par material. The Woodsist back catalogue, however, serves as a who's who of creative integrity from the city, including the exposure of the much-hyped early work of Wavves, the NY institution that is Magic Lantern and new boy on the scene, Kurt Vile. Ran by Jeremy Earl, one third of the core trio of the Woods' lineup and the man behind the falsetto vocals ever present, [...]
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