Woodhands’ Remorsecapade

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Remorsecapade, from Toronto-based band Woodhands was released today in Canada and will be out February 23 in the US (Limited Edition Vinyl, CD, and Digital). The band will set out on a cross-Canada tour in February to support the new album.

If the band is new to you, Woodhands is duo Dan Werb and Paul Banwatt. Their last album, Heart Attack (Paper Bag Records, 2008) kept the two incredibly busy over the past year or so, touring both at home and internationally while making appearances that solidified them as a great live act worthy of seeing.

While discussing Heart Attack in an interview, Werb captured the feel of the album by saying: “We just wanted that immediacy of emotion and that urgency of not being able to hold something in. Just that sense of ‘this has to be expressed’ — there is no holding back.” This is exactly what I like about them.

It took me a little time to get into the band, but now the song “Dancer” is currently a familiar tune in my regular rotation.

You can listen to a few of their new songs as well as “Dancer” on their Myspace at http://www.myspace.com/woodhands.

You can also check out a video for their song, “CP24”, which honestly still hasn’t 100% won me over, but is a cheeky take on one of Toronto’s local news stations (check out the real CP24 online here and you can see the similarities). And after watching the video again today, it turns out my friend Maria (Fuzzy Logic Recordings) is actually in the video, which is super-cool! The other woman in the video is amazing Toronto musician Laura Barrett.