WOODES

releases new EP

‘GOLDEN HOUR’

‘RUN FOR IT’, ‘DOTS’

and new single

‘ORIGAMI’

East Coast Tour Kicks off next week

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Best Australian Solo Artist at SXSW – THE AU REVIEW

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Woodes following on from her standout 2017 which made her one of the most exciting names in Australian indie music has today released her second EP Golden Hour which features the singles ‘Run For It’, ‘Dots’ and recent single ‘Origami’. The 7 track EP was produced by Woodes herself alongside some of her favourite collaborators, including Scott Effman, Rob Kleiner, Kateboy, Thief, Holly Martin and fellow Melbournian Elkkle.

Woodes singles ‘Run For It’, ‘Dots’ and ‘Origami’ have all been added to rotation on triple j and received rave reviews. Today sharing an additional four tracks; ‘Hunger’, ‘Northern Lights’, ‘Higher’ and ‘Still So Young’, the EP is a showcase of the young songwriters prowess, with each track encapsulating a different message from Woodes.

Simon Lam from Kllo and Nearly Oratorio worked across the mixing for the EP and Grammy nominated Andrei Eremin mastered the EP.

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Woodes has a message for listeners saying,

“I’m so excited to share my new release ‘Golden Hour’ with you. ‘Golden Hour’ was a concept I’ve had in my head throughout the whole writing process.  It stemmed from the gold light that flooded my studio at the end of the day. This time of day is also often called ‘Magic Hour’. I had similar experiences overseas where we’d all finish our work in the studio and take a moment to look at how the light brought everything to life in a cinematic way outside the window. I can remember specific car rides home from studios overseas, as the gold light washed over the road. I’ve always found it an inspiring time of day. 

I found touring and performing the songs on my first EP made me want to build a collection of songs that were positive and powerful to play live and share with the community forming around my music. If songs were about love, I wanted to write about lifting one another up. I didn’t want to feel afraid to be vulnerable. The opening and closing tracks have been bookends for the work; Hunger & Still So Young sit in a similar world for me. As soon as they were written I knew their exact positioning. 

I’ve always been in orchestras, musicals and choral ensembles growing up and I have always had a love of soundtracks. I wanted to push these songs further into a cinematic realm with their arrangements and instrumentation. There are Taiko drums, clarinets, saxophones, Moog synthesizers, acoustic guitars, flutes, mallet percussion, brass, strings, field recordings of thunder, wind, swords, breaking glass and birds.

As a producer and collaborator this is my biggest series of songs yet.”

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WOODES
‘Golden Hour’ EP
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