[UPDATE 12/18/20]: Ahead of tonight’s full performance of their landmark 2013 album, The Muse, The Wood Brothers have shared a live take on “Honey Jar” set to be included in the stream. The Wood Brothers’ full performance of The Muse will air on the band’s YouTube channel tonight, December 18th, at 8 p.m. ET. In addition to the album performance, the band will be sharing archival footage from the original sessions, as well as hanging out to talk with fans in the live chat.
This performance of The Muse marks only the second time The Wood Brothers have performed publicly since the pandemic began in March, following their October livestream presentation, Musical Squares. The virtual show coincides with the recent announcement that The Muse will be reissued March 5 on 2-LP vinyl. Watch the “Honey Jar” preview and tune in to tonight’s full performance of The Muse by The Wood Brothers below:
The Wood Brothers – “Honey Jar” (Live) – The Muse 2020
The Wood Brothers – The Muse Live – Live Stream
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[12/1/20] The Wood Brothers have announced some big plans surrounding their acclaimed 2013 album, The Muse, including a 2-LP vinyl reissue and a full-band performance of the album in its entirety to be streamed later this month.
The vinyl reissue of The Muse is set to arrive on March 5th, 2021 via the band’s own Honey Jar Records. The 11-track album was initially released via Zac Brown‘s Southern Ground imprint. Its initial vinyl pressing quickly sold out and has remained in high demand by The Wood Brothers fans ever since.
“This was a real breakthrough record for us, and we’ve had a lot of folks requesting it since it went out of print last year,” explains vocalist/guitarist Oliver Wood. “The vinyl version is special because it includes lyrics, extra songs, outtakes, and interludes that you can’t find on the CD and digital formats.”
The Muse features many of the lauded roots outfit’s most enduring songs and showcases the genesis of its present-day lineup. As bassist Chris Wood explains, “The Muse is the first album we recorded with our amazingly talented drummer/vocalist/keyboard player Jano Rix. It was the birth of The Wood Brothers as a trio and the great Nashville producer/musician Buddy Miller was the midwife. It includes some of our most popular songs and Buddy made sure they were beautifully recorded.”
The Muse was remastered for the coming reissue by the LP’s original mixing engineer, Mike Poole, at Nashville’s High Quality Recording. Along with gatefold packaging and complete lyrics, the new vinyl includes a set of musical interludes and studio outtakes that were only featured on the initial LP format. You can pre-order your copy here.
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To celebrate the reissue of The Muse, The Wood Brothers got together to film a performance of the album in its entirety, which will premiere on Friday, December 18th on their YouTube channel. In addition to fresh interpretations of the album’s 11 songs, the webcast will feature archival footage from the original recording sessions. This performance of The Muse marks only the second time The Wood Brothers have performed publicly since the pandemic began in March, following their October livestream presentation, Musical Squares.
Below, you can prepare for The Wood Brothers’ live The Muse webcast with behind-the-scenes footage of the album’s recording process and a little clip of the taping of the performance.
The Wood Brothers – “In The Studio with The Muse” – Behind-The-Scenes Album Trailer
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The Wood Brothers – The Muse Live – Performance Recording Clip
