Woods is an American

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band from

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, New York, formed in 2005. The band consists of Jeremy Earl (vocals, guitar), Jarvis Taveniere (various instruments, production), Aaron Neveu (drums), Chuck Van Dyck (bass), and Kyle Forester (keyboards, sax). The band's former bassist,

Kevin Morby Kevin Robert Morby (born April 2, 1988) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. A former member of Woods and the Babies, Morby has released seven solo studio albums: ''Harlem River'' (2013), '' Still Life'' (2014), ''Singing Saw'' (20 ...

, left the band in 2013. Woods have released 11 albums, the latest being ''Strange to Explain''.

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reviewed one of their previous albums, '' Songs of Shame'', giving the band its "Best New Music" designation and describing the sound as "a distinctive blend of spooky campfire folk, lo-fi rock, homemade tape collages, and other noisy interludes, all anchored by deceptively sturdy melodies." Singer-guitarist and founder Jeremy Earl also runs the Brooklyn label

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, for whom the band releases their work.

Early history

Prior to their initial output as Woods, founding members Jeremy Earl and Jarvis Taveniere, along with former member Christian DeRoeck, performed together in the band Meneguar, in which Taveniere sang and played guitar, and Earl played drums. Meneguar released three albums, beginning with ''I Was Born At Night'' (released on cassette in 2004 by Fuck It Tapes, on LP the following year by Magic Bullet Records, and reissued in 2006 by

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). The group released two subsequent albums, ''Strangers in Our House'' (Release the Bats Records, 2007) and ''The In Hour'' (Woodsist, 2008) prior to shifting their focus full-time to recording and performing as Woods.

Discography

Studio albums * '' At Rear House'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2007) * ''Woods Family Creeps'' (2008) * '' Songs of Shame'' (2009) * ''

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'' (2010) * '' Sun and Shade'' (2011) * '' Bend Beyond'' (2012) * '' With Light and with Love'' (2014) * '' City Sun Eater in the River of Light'' (2016) * ''Love Is Love'' (2017) * '' Strange to Explain'' (2020) Compilations * ''Reflections Vol. 1 (Bumble Bee Crown King)'' (2020) Singles & EPs * "To Clean" b/w "Rain On" (Live On WVKR" (7″ Half Machine, 2009) U.K. Issue * "Sunlit" b/w "The Dark" (7" Captured Tracks, 2009) * "I Was Gone" - EP (12" Woodsist, 2010) * "Find Them Empty" b/w "Be There" (7" Woodsist, 2011) * ''Summer Tour 2011 Tour Split'' with

Kurt Vile Kurt Samuel Vile (born January 3, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He is known for his solo work and as the former lead guitarist of rock band the War on Drugs. Both in the studio and during li ...

(33 RPM 7" Woodsist, 2011) Tracklist: A1. Woods, “Skull”; A2. Woods, “Cold Blue”; B1. Kurt Vile, “Commercial Reject”; B2. Kurt Vile, “In/Out Blues”; B3. Kurt Vile, “Water Fingers” * "Cali in a Cup" b/w "Give Your Light Off" (7" Woodsist, 2012) * "Be All Be Easy" b/w "God's Children" (7" Woodsist, 2013) * "Tambourine Light" b/w "Tomorrow's Only Yesterday" (7" Woodsist, 2014)

Line-up

Current * Jeremy Earl - vocals, composer, guitar, twelve-string guitar, producer, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, drums, percussion, engineer, bass guitar (2005-present) * Jarvis Taveniere - guitar, twelve-string guitar, composer, bass, producer, engineer, mixing (2005-present) * Aaron Neveu - drums, acoustic guitar, bass (2013-present) * Chuck Van Dyck - bass guitar (2014-present) * Kyle Forester - keyboards, saxophone (2016-present) Former * John Andrews - piano, organ, musical saw *

- bass guitar (2009-2013) * G. Lucas Crane - tapes, keyboards * Christian DeRoeck - guitar

Gallery

File:Woods, 2013 Off Festival (5).jpg, Jeremy Earl on electric guitar File:Woods, 2013 Off Festival (3).jpg, Jarvis Taveniere on twelve-string electric guitar File:Woods, 2013 Off Festival (4).jpg, Kevin Morby (formerly) on bass guitar

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* Musical groups established in 2005 American folk rock groups Freak folk Indie rock musical groups from New York (state) Musical groups from Brooklyn Third Man Records artists Shrimper Records artists {{US-band-stub