Release Date: 02 April 2012
Label: Continental Song City
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8713762010812
Genres: Folk
Description
A rich album full of harmonies, banjo, ukulele, upright bass, imagination, and lovely, haunting songs
"It's a Good Life, Honey, If You Don't Grow Weary, named for a pet phrase of Woodward's great grandmother, has all the maturity that it should for a third album, but none of the pretentiousness that seems to come with being a rising folk sensation. Woodward's songs have made their way into the soundtrack of Twilight in Forks, National Geographic's Departures, MTV's Life with Liz and promos for Adult Swim shows, but the music doesn't feel affected by this wave of recognition. It's genuine, confident and full of soul. Most of that soul comes from Woodward's voice. You can almost imagine her sharing a stage with Joan Baez or Joni Mitchell at some politically-tinged, flowery rally in the midst of the Summer of Love. The magic in Weary builds to a crescendo when Woodward and her backing vocalists take their voices up into the stratosphere of songs like "Darkest Days" and "Pillar of Salt." The vocals swim along through the verses, and as the song builds they crash like swells of tide on rocks. The result is an album that's part folk, part bluegrass, part gospel, and all gorgeous. Experiencing Alexa Woodward is like plunging down into an imagined world where everything is green and wondrous and glistening with discovery. It's a new place, and it needs further exploring."
-Matthew Jackson, TMZ
"Woodward's latest offering It's A Good Life, Honey If You Don't Grow Weary (available online in March) is a joy to listen to. Woodward forges her own sound – something that's modern and timeless, lilting and melancholic - during this thoroughly delightful disc. With her exquisitely crafted third effort, Woodward seems poised for big things."
-Michael Berick, No Depression
Tracklisting
Emma Swift
Eileen Rose
Anna Elizabeth Laube
The Weight Band
King Tree & the Earthmothers
Michael McDermott
Caroline Herring
Jeff Finlin
The Ipanemas
Jeffrey Foucault
Naomi Bedford and Paul Simmonds
Iiris Viljanen
Matthew & The Atlas
Simon Care And Gareth Turner
Gordan
Mary Frances Leahy
