The Woods

The Woods aren’t just a band; they’re a place where genres and generations overlap, blending the three-part harmonies of 1970s folk-rock with the hooks of modern-day country music. The result is a polished sound that’s both fresh and familiar, created by a trio of Nashville-based singers, songwriters, and instrumentalists who breathe new life into old-school influences.   With the release of their upcoming debut EP, The Woods showcase not only the writing chops that sent their first single, “World’s On Fire,” into the Top 50 on the Music Row Country Breakout Chart, but also the stacked vocals and entwined guitarmonies that have earned the trio comparisons to acts like The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac. Produced by Grammy-winning producer Blake Chancey (The Dixie Chicks, Little Big Town) and recorded in the wake of The Woods’ arena tour with Tim McGraw, this next chapter of music serves as a reintroduction to one of Nashville’s most promising exports.

Bandmates Dan O’Rourke, Raquel Cole, and Leland Rooney all came to Nashville on their own, looking to make their individual marks on a city steeped in music.  Cole was an award-winning songwriter from British Columbia, with a pair of Top 50 country singles under her belt and an electric guitar in her hands. O’Rourke was a nomadic folksinger who’d already lived in a half-dozen cities across the country, earning a first-place finish in the International Songwriting Competition along the way. Rooney was a classically trained guitarist who’d been gigging since his teenage years, playing country songs on the Texas bar circuit long before he could order his own drinks. Together, the three musicians found common ground in the music of their parents’ generation.  They began making their own updated version of that sound, blending their voices together into thick harmonies, rooting everything in classic songwriting and contemporary storytelling.