Opinz

Woods – Songs of Shame

Poised to be the next well-hyped indie act that everyone’s supposed to be talking about, Woods fuse the lo-fi craze with folk and a bit of noise rock, but it’s hard to see exactly what’s so original about all this, and by the time you’ve yawned your way through the first few forgettable tracks and the insufferable 10-minute jam band freak-out, the few standouts (Most notably “Gypsy Hand” and Graham Nash cover “Military Madness”) nearly slip under your radar – don’t believe the hype, save yourself the boredom.

4.5 / 10

Shrimper Records
April 14, 2009