My Rating: 95% (A+)
Pitchfork Rating: 76%
Rolling Stone Rating: N/A
Metacritic Rating: 79%
Average Rating: 83%
Tracklist (Standout songs underlined):
- Can’t See at All
- Creature Comfort
- Hang It On Your Wall
- Hollow Home
- I See in the Dark
- Morning Light
- The Other Side
- Politics Of Free
- Sun City Creeps
- The Take
Favourite Song on Album:
Listen to This Album When You’re:
Looking for an alt album to jive to.
Thoughts on Album Cover:
Fits their style but I’m not the biggest fan of it.
Want to Own on Vinyl?:
Yes!
Final Thoughts:
Woods was a part of a large collective of groups that I discovered around the same time, there was an article with the best alt bands of the year I studied meticulously and came out with a few gems, other bands included in said list were: Grouplove, Gotye, Bombay Bicycle Club, and Arctic Monkeys. Woods stands out from the list by their unique sound, as if you’ve been transported to a dystopian New Mexico and have only the gun on your side and the clothes on your back. Woods shines in not sticking to the traditional sound, while not trying anything overly experimental either. City Sun Eater In The River Of Light flows nicely from track to track without begging for too much attention, it’s a chill album to listen to while trying to scrounge up food while keeping an eye out for our future robot overlords.
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