Kevin Bronson on November 17th, 2011

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Santa Barbara quartet Howlin’ Woods oscillate in the space between spacey psych-pop and simmering, soulful folk, and one of the notable qualities about their self-titled debut album is that there is space in their music. The band – singer-guitarist Jordan Chetakian, guitarist Griffin Chetakian, keyboardist-bassist Brian Chandler and drummer Matthew Farrington – has been cultivating its sound since 2009. They’ve obviously grounded themselves in classic rock, but they aren’t in a hurry to pillage any one corner of it. In fact, judging from their atmospheric, slow-burning material, they don’t seem in a hurry at all. Which is just fine.

||| Download: “Boss”

||| Live: Howlin’ Woods make their L.A. debut tonight at the Silverlake Lounge.