THAT indefatigable local songwriter, Tom Woodward, tells us he has just released “Chasing Monsters,” an EP of indie classical folk-ballads, exclusively online on Bandcamp.
Woodward is known for his unique picking guitar style fine-tuned by years of busking and takes blues and folk influences into “a new and obscure terrain”.
He’s a follower of genre-defying guitarists like John Fahey and Leo Kottke and overlays his songs with what the calls “hedonistically-inclined lyrics hinting at a sense of potential self-renewal.”
That can only be a g a good thing.
These disparate forms combine to create an unexpected but satisfying collection of styles and sounds.
“Chasing Monsters” is available at http://tomwoodward.bandcamp.com/album/chasing-monsters and will be exclusively sold in hard copy format in Japan, where Woodward intends touring in August.
You can hear it now:
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