Founded as a side project by Meneguar's Jeremy Earl, Woods started as a solitary recording project in 2005. Earl, assisted by bandmate and Christian DeRoeck, recorded the debut Woods release How to Survive In/In the Woods, a double cassette that appeared on the Fuckittapes label shortly after the project's inception. The band's acoustic-leaning sounds veered away from the more traditional rock instrumentation of their parent band, and the off-the-cuff, lo-fi recording style cultivated a loose and searching vibe in the early material. In 2007 Woods released a slew of material including the Ram 7", the full-length album At Rear House, and a CD reissue of How to Survive In/In the Woods, this...
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