THE WOODS THEMSELVES - C Mon Do The Beach Thing

Stylistically free, technically unhinged, and widely chaotic, Sydney’s The Woods Themselves have returned with their highly anticipated new album ‘(C’mon) Do The Beach Thing’. Following the success of their acclaimed selftitled debut in 2004, the group have built a devoted cult following, centring around their famously atmospheric live shows, which provide everything from sprawling vistas of sonic peace to blind aural bludgeoning.

Originally a singer / songwriter endeavour by Davey Cotsios, The Woods now stand as an uneasy musical truce between a clutch of often irritable but unshakeably goodly Australian musicians. The bandalso comprises of Kid Cornered (formerly Matt Toohey of Browning), Joseph Leonard, AFX Jim and Kurtis Ousley (who also play with Leonard in famed instrumental band Founder).

‘(C’Mon) Do The Beach Thing’ is an apt title for the band’s second album; its glorious pop sounding as though it was baked in a heat haze before being  committed to CD. Roaming around its relaxed state is Davey Costios’ fertile imagination and disarming way with words. Similarly open-hearted in sound is the band and their rolling, enveloping feel for his songs, which sit somewhere between the spacey and rural. Heavily influenced by the The Band, The Woods Themselves adhere to a distinctive songwriting method, which sees them write and record a track in a single room, in a single day; a process which protects the heart and integrity of each composition against the excesses of studio pandering.

DRUM MEDIA “a lush soundscape with contagious and feathery folk tunes”