The recording of these songs serves as a farewell to Rear House, Woods’ home, recording studio, creative refuge and beloved shithole for 10 long years. “God’s Children” is a classic Kinks tune from the soundtrack to the 1971 British film “Percy.” “Be All Be Easy,” originally from 2011’s Sun and Shade, was re-recorded to capture the live form that’s taken shape since it’s original release. Both are the first to feature new drummer, Aaron Neveu.

 

WOODS  

Thu-May-9     Les Nuits de Botanique - Brussels (B)

Fri-May-10    Vera - Groningen (NL)

Sat-May-11    Pop Revo - Aarhus (DK)

Sun-May-12    Pustervik - Gothenburg (S)

Mon-May-13    Debaser - Stockholm (S)

Tues-May-14   Debaser - Malmö (S)

Weds-May-15   Stengade - Copenhagen (DK)

Thu-May-16    Comet Club - Berlin (D)

Sat-May-18    The Great Escape @ Pavilion Theatre(Uncut Stage)- Brighton (UK)

Sun-May-19    The Lexington - London (UK)

Mon-May-20    Indiestad @ Paradiso - Amsterdam (NL)

Tues-May-21   Le Point Ephemere - Paris (F)

Weds-May-22   Le Saint des Seins - Toulouse (F)

Thu-May-23    Primavera Sound - Barcelona (ES)
Sat-Jul-13    Boston, MA            TT The Bears *
Sun-Jul-14    Portland, ME            Space 538 *
Mon-Jul-15    Burlington, VT        Signal Kitchen *
Tue-Jul-16    Montreal, QC        Il Motore *
Wed-Jul-17    Toronto, ON            Horseshoe Tavern *
Thu-Jul-18    Cleveland, OH        Beachland Tavern
Fri-Jul-19    Chicago, IL            Pitchfork Music Festival
Mon-Jul-22    Louisville, KY        Zanzabar *
Tue-Jul-23    Charlottesville, VA    Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar *
Wed-Jul-24    Philadelphia, PA        Morgan’s Pier *
Thu-Jul-25    Baltimore, MD        Ottobar *
Sat-Jul-27    New York, NY        Bowery Ballroom #
Fri-Aug-16    La Route Du Rock Festival - St. Malo (F)

Sun-Aug-18    Greenman Festival - Powys (UK)

* = w/ Parquet Courts
# = w/ Alex Bleeker and The Freaks 

The Woolen Men are three — two Oregon natives and a Washingtonian.  They play punk influenced DIY music in the Pac-NW tradition of Dead Moon and the Wipers.  More than a sound or style, that means a kind of work ethic — do-it-yourself and do it a lot.  The band is happiest touring up and down the I-5 or bunkered in their practice space with the cassette 4-track rolling.  And it shows.  Live, the band is thunderous and energetic and the magnetic chemistry of the three of them playing together shines through in the recordings.

This self-titled album released by Woodsist Records is their debut LP, following a handful of largely self-released EPs.  Instead of changing their technique of recording fast and loose to capture the live energy of their sound, they recorded and recorded and recorded until they had enough songs to make up an album only of material with that elusive spark of a great recording.  The ten tracks here represent five different sessions, and as many songs made the cut as were left behind.  The LP was made to endure, with little attention payed to current trends or “in” sounds — what matters to the band is that the songs are well written and executed with integrity.  The whole thing was recorded to analog tape.

The Woolen Men are Alex Geddes, Lawton Browning and Raf Spielman.  They live and work in Portland, OR.  Raf previously released an album of solo material under his Polyps moniker for the Woodists sister label Hello Sunshine.

The Woolen Men 

S/T 

(Woodsist)

Street Date: March 5, 2013

1 Mayonnaise
2 Hold It Up
3 Submission
4 Her Careers
5 Hazel
6 Head On The Ground
7 I Was Wrong
8 Drunkard’s Dream
9 Magic Tricks
10 Ode To An Hour  

Portland-based garage pop band Eat Skull announce their third full-length, and first with their new label Woodsist. The album is entitled III, and will be released February 19.

1. Space Academy

2. Dead Horses

3. How Do I Know When To Say Goodnite?

4. Your Hate

5. Stupid Moon

6. Twin Sikk Moons

7. They Burned You

8. Summer Inside

9. Amnesty Box

10. Catch Em Before They Vanish