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White Woods formed in Melbourne in 2008, all having relocated to the Garden State from Hobart in Tasmania. Ever since, White Woods have impressed with raw, droning live shows, showcasing their noisy pop and angular guitars in both Australia and New Zealand, alongside the likes of MUM SMOKES, Fabulous Diamonds, The Twerps, The Ancients and Panoptique Electrical. Their debut album ‘Bellplay’ solidifies the raw integrity of White Woods; recorded to 2″ tape, the tracks seethe with the intensity of bands like Wire and Gang Of Four, as well as the sublime pop charms of The Moles, The Clean, early Stereolab and The Straightjacket Fits.
Mixed by James Tulczyn and mastered by Casey Rice (The Dirty Three, MUM SMOKES, The Tigers..), ‘Bellplay’ is a visceral collection of rustic yet atonal pop songs. Vocalists Patrick Breen and Kelly Brown often appear buried by glacial chords and white noise, but somehow the deft rhythms of White Woods permeate throughout.
“This is so fucking good. Melbourne’s White Woods are doing a kind of drugged out garage sound that is so familiar, but somehow highly unique. The album is a huge journey through all kinds of garage/psych, shoegaze, and even no-wave-jam kinda paradises. I’ve only had a couple of listens and I already know I’m going to be playing this all year.’
- Fridaynightmusicclub.com