Straw In The Wind - The Steel Woods
LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Straw In The Wind’ - The Steel Woods
We love this title track taken from their 2017 debut album. Nashville based Country and Southern rock band The Steel Woods reminds us of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Balancing heavy blues-rock with Southern poetry and a dash of plain spoken outlaw country.
The Steel Woods were co-founded by Wes Bayliss and Jason "Rowdy" Cope. The two Southern musicians met while performing the same bill in Nashville, and after a variety of fishing trips in Tennessee together, they began writing music. Their debut album ‘Straw in the Wind’ was released on May 19, 2017, with a guest vocal appearance by Lindi Ortega. It also has drummer Jay Tooke and bassist Johnny Stanton. Influences on the album range from Led Zeppelin and Metallica to Darrell Scott and Jason Isbell. Brent Cobb also contributed as a songwriter.
The band are releasing their forthcoming sophomore album ‘Old News’ in January, which we think is well worth exploring further.