Wooden Birds Discography of CDs

Wooden Birds music CDs The Wooden Birds' first album, Magnolia, was a bit of a shock to anyone following the career of Andrew Kenny, the guy behind the beloved indie rock band American Analog Set. Gone were the trademark organs and hypnotic grooves, replaced by acoustic guitars and a folky campfire feeling. It was a successful transition but sometimes the folksiness of the sound wasn't a great fit and at times felt a little forced. On their second record, Two Matchsticks, the band (now a steady lineup based around Kenny, Leslie Sisson, Matt Pond, and Sean Haskins) jettisons any folk baggage and essentially ends up sounding like AAS, only without any keys and playing quietly so as not to disturb the neighbors. It's a smoother and much easier to swallow sound, built on Kenny's instantly inviting voice (which blends very well with Sisson's honey-sweet tones), more electric guitars this time, and a low-key rhythmic propulsion that's quite impressive considering the general lack of electricity, and a drum kit. Indeed, ...

Wooden Birds discography Formed by American Analog Set frontman Andrew Kenny in Austin, Texas, Wooden Birds aim for a familiar poignancy as much as Kenny's other band, but with stripped-down, vaguely alt-country parameters. While recent contemporaries such as Iron & Wine are a natural reference point, MAGNOLIA finds distinction in the woozy harmonizing between Kenny and Leslie Sisson, and feels a lot more willing to come out of the shell of bedroom-style recordings. Which makes sense, because in total, the Birds represent a natural, and exceedingly easy-to-listen-to, mid-point between hushed neo-folk and the fleshed-out textures of AAS. Wooden Birds: David Wingo, Leslie Sisson, Andrew Kenny, Chris Michaels.