New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Canadian rock crew the Michael Wood Band have released their long-awaited LP album, "Rubble Town." The album contains eight original tracks and represents the definitive Michael Wood Band experience so far. It has been proudly published on the eponymous Michael Wood Band independent music label outside the influence of the corporate music industry. Part pop, part alternative rock, part contemporary rock and distinguished by the raw, genuine character of the band's sound and style, "Rubble Town" by the Michael Wood Band is a record rock fans of all ages will agree on.
Bandleader Michael Wood cites as main artistic influences a spread of indie-pop and rock bands such as Hey Rosetta,
Kings of Leon, the Killers, Tragically Hip, Arctic Monkeys, and Foster the People. Like the music of these mainstream heroes, Wood's songs are catchy, evocative, and written with an unfailing good taste which endears audiences to his music instantly.
However, beneath the surface of what at first listen sounds like simple pop runs an audible undercurrent of punk-rock principle and emotional power. This emerges in the naked honesty of Wood's lyrics, the minimalist approach to his rock composition, and especially in the one-two punch of songs like "Cowards a Question," which opens their new record, and their extremely popular single and music video, "End of the World."
The combined impact of these attributes is undeniable, as one can easily tell from their calendar of scheduled appearances (viewable on their official website, link provided below). In the earnest tradition of hardworking professional rockers everywhere, the Michael Wood Band manages to play live at pubs, festivals, charity gigs etc. twice and thrice weekly, sometimes all on the same weekend. Clearly, the MWB are in quite some demand.
Asked to describe his start in music, Wood muses over humble beginnings.
"As a 10-year old, we had a crappy neighbourhood guitar that we shared.
Thomas Bobbin taught me how to play 'Smoke on the Water' and I was hooked."
Consistent with the direct voice he uses to speak through his songs, the themes of his songs are also plain to see (hear).
"I write mostly about real life experiences," he explains. "They may or may not have been mine. They could have happened to you."
This last may be the key quality of the Michael Wood Band's "Rubble Town." A room full of persons listening to this music together listens together, by God, drawn inward and forward toward a sound and sensation they all understand. This music has a social effect as well as a personal one - and the feeling is warm, alive, thriving and true.
"Rubble Town" by the Michael Wood Band is available online worldwide. Get in early, rock and pop fans. Very early.
