Woods

Then the election happened, and in a quick outpouring of emotion, the band found they had written and recorded a six-song, 32-minute record reacting to the outcome.

Teatro Barcelo, Spain

The audience swayed as the band performed songs from their 2016 release City Sun Eater in the River of Light along with favorites from all seven of their studio albums.

Bordering on a Dwyer-esque abandon at points van der Spek’s yelping vocals and slashing guitars channeled elements of the garage/punk hybrid sound that’s come to prominence in the band’s home base of Los Angeles in recent years.

Since their formation in 2005 Woods have released nine albums, each one more complete, more revealing, and packed with more exquisite melodies than the last.

The Hope and Ruin on June 21, 2016

Inside, past the dim-lit bar, an intimate 200-capacity room was packed with Friday night fervor where Brooklyn-bred quintet Woods played to a sold-out crowd.