Toronto outfit The Wooden Sky have been churning out well-received melodic pastoral folk rock for a little while now. On February 28th they offer up their latest installment with the awkwardly titled Every Child A Daughter, Every Moon A Sun.
Melodic and pastoral is exactly what we get out of the gates with the lead track, “Child of the Valley”.
Over the years the group has morphed into a band that deserves your attention. Their niche may be folk and country melodies, but throughout their upcoming Every Child a Daughter, Every Moon a Sun you can hear subtle nods to other genres hidden underneath the twangy guitars.
The album is a journey through the band’s search for different ways to express their music and the outcome is a solid effort that the Toronto-based band recorded in the same Montreal studio that the Arcade Fire recorded Funeral.
Throughout the 13 songs The Wooden Sky’s energy is stretched over a wide array of emotions, but their talents are never thin. You can stream Every Child a Daughter, Every Moon a Sun below.
The record does have some stellar moments. “Angelina” is delivered with gut-wrenching passion. Beautiful lyrics and a measured (as opposed to methodical) arrangement make “Take Me Out” an intoxicating slow dance.
