The Wooden Sky

To quote the great Cosmo Kramer:

“Wood, Jerry. Wood.”

There’s a lot of bands that we’ve reviewed on HearYa with “Wood” in the name – The Deep Dark Woods, Wooden Wand, Royal Wood, The Wooden Birds. Heck, even one of our writers is named Woody and the first compilation we ever put out was called Earwood Volume 1. What’s the moral of this story? You guessed it. We flipping‚ adore wood.

Enter Wooden Sky. Canadian? Check. Wood in the name? Check. This is looking promising already.‚ And upon my first listen to their just-released album, If I Don’t Come Home You’ll Know I’m Gone, I was sold hook, line, and sinker. While these guys have been playing together since 2003, they’ve somehow managed to fly under our radar. Shame on us. They’re right up our alley (and since you’re here, probably yours, too). Self-described as‚ ”folk rock” or alt-country, The Wooden Sky is a blend of everything that’s‚ good about music today.

I found the album easy to digest upon the first listen, which is good for my short attention span. But that’s not to say the album is at all boring – it‚ bounces between folk rockers like “The Late King Henry,” slower ballads like the standout track “Oslo,” and‚ shuffling country-twinged numbers like‚ ”Oh My God‚ (It Still Means a Lot To Me).” The vocals on each track are outstanding, conjuring a more talented Mason Jennings at times and a less frenetic Michael Glabicki at others (25 cents to anyone who knows who that is). And the female backing vocals add depth to a number of the songs.

This is a great album – give it a try. Wood, Jerry. Wood. Catch them touring with Elliott Brood this fall.

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The Wooden Sky – Something Hiding For Us in the Night

Video: The Wooden Sky – Oh My God (It Still Means a Lot To Me)

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