Canadian rock crew the Michael Wood
Band have released their long-awaited LP album, “Rubble Town.”
The album contains eight original tracks and represents the
definitive Michael Wood Band experience so far. It has been proudly
published on the eponymous Michael Wood Band independent music label
outside the influence of the corporate music industry. Part pop, part
alternative rock, part contemporary rock and distinguished by the
raw, genuine character of the band's sound and style, “Rubble Town”
by the Michael Wood Band is a record rock fans of all ages will agree
on.
Bandleader Michael Wood cites as main
artistic influences a spread of indie-pop and rock bands such as Hey
Rosetta, Kings of Leon, the Killers, Tragically Hip, Arctic Monkeys,
and Foster the People. Like the music of these mainstream heroes,
Wood's songs are catchy, evocative, and written with an unfailing
good taste which endears audiences to his music instantly.
However, beneath the surface of what at
first listen sounds like simple pop runs an audible undercurrent of
punk-rock principle and emotional power. This emerges in the naked
honesty of Wood's lyrics, the minimalist approach to his rock
composition, and especially in the one-two punch of songs like
“Cowards a Question,” which opens their new record, and their
extremely popular single and music video, “End of the World.”
The combined impact of these attributes
is undeniable, as one can easily tell from their calendar of
scheduled appearances (viewable on their official website, link
provided below). In the earnest tradition of hardworking professional
rockers everywhere, the Michael Wood Band manages to play live at
pubs, festivals, charity gigs etc. twice and thrice weekly, sometimes
all on the same weekend. Clearly, the MWB are in quite some demand.
Asked to describe his start in music,
Wood muses over humble beginnings.
“As a 10-year old, we had a crappy
neighbourhood guitar that we shared. Thomas Bobbin taught me how to
play 'Smoke on the Water' and I was hooked.”
Consistent with the direct voice he
uses to speak through his songs, the themes of his songs are also
plain to see (hear).
“I write mostly about real life
experiences,” he explains. “They may or may not have been mine.
They could have happened to you.”
This last may be the key quality of the
Michael Wood Band's “Rubble Town.” A room full of persons
listening to this music together listens together,
by God, drawn inward and forward toward a sound and sensation they
all understand. This music has a social effect as well as a personal
one – and the feeling is warm, alive, thriving and true.
“Rubble
Town” by the Michael Wood Band is available online worldwide. Get
in early, rock and pop fans. Very early.
-S. McCauley
Lead Press Release Writer
www.MondoTunes.com
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Town” by the Michael Wood Band –
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