Edison Woods - s/t
(Endearing)
Edison Woods's debut has a tranquil, melancholy style. The instruments are varied, but they include brooding cello and violin as well as electronic keyboards, and guitars. There are both male and female vocals, which are often almost whispered. The drumming is simple and light, with subdued and brushes and symbols.
Although the album is a little somber, some songs are more dark and heavy than others. An example of this is the haunting and intriguing "Vivian," which has a smooth, bluesy bass, chilly, resonating guitars, and sultry vocals. Other songs are more cheery, like "You Are Bright," with lazy, picked guitar chords fluttering down above a gentle organ and ringing symbol, or like "Hollyfield Interlude" with its sunny but slightly shy organ and guitar.
Edison Woods probably won't stand out as the most exciting or innovative album, since this style of slow, quiet pop has been done before. But it's pleasant nevertheless. Edison Woods is slow and simple, and it is the sort of music that just sneaks up on you; and once you realize it's there, you wonder why you didn't notice it before. I didn't know how pleasant some of the songs are until I had listened to the album quite a bit. It's just the kind of CD that you should listen to without a lot of distraction, like when you are lying on the couch and drifting off to sleep or when you are just looking out the window at nothing in particular.
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