Bristol-based slacker-rock five-piece Ead Wood play an interesting mix of jangling indie pop and crunching folk rock, which lives up to the name of their new EP. The six guitar-driven songs that make up A Sparkling Gift are melodic and melancholic, with witty lyrics and wonderful vocals (by frontman Ed Soles, who we also know from Langkamer). At first the music is somewhat reminiscent of Mac DeMarco or Kurt Vile, but hooks and words and twists and turns then bring you into a different atmosphere, which reflects the feeling of a late summer rather than a wet autumn.
A Sparkling Gift, recorded & produced by Ben Andrewes, is out now digitally (self-released).
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