The Wood Brothers "Loaded"; Whay THEY Are Saying

The Wood Brothers second album hit the shelves about two weeks ago and its spinning all the way through for the first time for me as I type. Yep, I'm off and running past the lead off track "Lovin' Arms" which is a great entry. The bluesy jangle sets the stage with brother Oliver's aluminum pipes crooning adeptly over brother Chris's incredible bass beats and Oliver's very own adequately strummed guitar work.

Oliver and Chris Wood grew up in Boulder, Colorado. Sons of a Poet and a Microbiologist, they both took up music. Oliver took off for Hotlanta and eventually formed the blues band King Johnson (named after Freddy King and Robert Johnson). Chris moved to New York City and helped to form the jazz favorites Medeski, Martin & Wood. Two years ago the brothers put together their first album. "Ways Not to Lose" was an incredible work and I have given it much attention on the Front Porch since its March 2006 release. From the looks of it the listeners will be getting "Loaded" as well... even if the critics don't seem too awfully satisfied.

What THEY are saying about "Loaded"

Blogcritic Music - "Wood and Wood songs on Loaded carry the day this time."

Buzzgrinder - "A bit of that old N.Y. folk."

Metromix Los Angeles - "... an addictive palette of laments and back high lonesome."

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The Wood Brothers website where you can hear some of the tracks for yourself.

The Wood Brothers on Myspace where you can hear even more music from the brothers.