Female vocals are rarely associated with the Emo genre, but things seem to be a-changing (maybe that’s one of the reasons why Emo-influenced music is slowly becoming more interesting to our ears). On the footstep of bands like Tigers Jaw and Candy Hearts, Brooklyn’s 5-piece melodic punk outfit Great Woods have recently released their sophomore EP titled ‘Demo,’ which portrays a young band with a lot of potential. Although the band’s dueling co-vocals may be the highlight, the songs’ structure and songwriting is nothing to disregard. Emo is certainly not the only genre referenced: we hear Elvis Costello’s elegant melodies in "Straight as and Arrow," while "The Hammer" is a ballad that indulges in spacious, almost ambient atmopshpeheres. Great Woods will play a show at Muchmore’s on October 12. -Michael Haskoor (@Tweetskoor)
We added this song to The Deli’s playlist of Best guitar rock songs by emerging NYC artists – check it out!