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Jen Wood


Country of origin:

U.S.

Type of music generally:

Alternative folk/rock

Status:

Most recent release, Messy/Real on the Phone (compilation, 2021)

See also:

Jen Wood's site

Jen Wood's Bandcamp page

Wikipedia's entry for Jen Wood

Comparisons:

Shannon Wright, Mary Lou Lord, Lois

Covers/own material:

Own

General comments:

This is low-fi, stripped-down emotive indie folk/rock. Jen Wood's voice is interesting and plaintive. (sophiagurley@hotmail.com)

Recommended first album:

No more wading is good but we haven't heard the others

Recordings:

  • No more wading (1996)
  • Getting Past the Static (1997)
  • This Uncontainable Light (EP, 2000)
  • Traveling Through Roots (2002)
  • Jen Wood (EP, 2003)
  • Finds You in Love (2010)
  • Wilderness (2014)
  • Messy/Real on the Phone (compilation, 2021)

No more wading

Release info:

1996—Tree Records

Availability:

Unknown

Ecto priority:

Recommended for fans of low-fi indie rock

Group members:

Jen Wood—guitar, vocals

Comments:

"Bullet Box" and "Imperfect" are the two tracks that really stick in my head from this album. The rest are a little indistinctive, but these two tracks in particular have emotion that feels more worked out into communication. (sophiagurley@hotmail.com)

Further info:

Jen Wood was also in the band Tattle Tale with Bonfire Madigan

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