Originally starting life as a Kickstarter for a limited edition vinyl release of 500, James Jackson Toth’s—aka Wooden Wand’s—self-funded new album was recorded in 2011 under the controls of Duquette Johnston at Ol Elegante Studios. For this album, a line-up was formed featuring Duquette’s band, the Gum Creek Killers; James Jackson Toth’s best friend Brian Lowery, and Jody Nelson of Through The Sparks.
The sessions were casual and loose and yielded some of the most “rock and roll” sounding music of Toth’s career. The album, which was unleashed last year under the name of Wooden Wand & The Briarwood Virgins, received critical acclaim and quickly sold out.
Now, Briarwood is set to be released by Fire Records as a two-disc deluxe edition on 29th May. The album includes eight stripped-down demo versions of Toth’s self-composed album tracks.
