Jesse Woods was a football star at his Texas high
school and even played wide receiver for a few years at Texas A&M
University. That was, however, before he traded the pigskin for a Gibson
and began writing gentle songs not generally expected from an athletic,
explosive personality type.
Woods, an Austin, Texas native lists Townes Van Zandt
as his number one influence, drawing an obvious comparison to his own
material. Both men favor fingerpicked acoustic guitar layered over a
steady bass line and minimal percussion, but Woods’ vocals are more
ghostly and ethereal, sounding as if they were recorded in a vast, empty
room with stone walls. Woods calls this pairing of warm acoustics with
airy elements “dream folk”.