“Ravenna Woods is worth seeing solely for the uniqueness of their setup and Cunningham’s style of guitar playing; there were more people packed in front of the tiny Vera Stage than I had seen all weekend.”
KEXP.org
"Hometown opener Ravenna Woods showed why they are one of the most buzzed about local bands of 2010. The trio makes a head-on impact with songs that reverberate through your mind, not only because they are catchy, but because they pack a lyrical punch. Ravenna Woods crafts political poetry about wealth distribution, poverty and environmental destruction, in a way that sounds wise rather than preachy or pretentious. (Which is saying something indeed.) With support from KEXP and a crowd who had clearly arrived early for the band, it is clear that Ravenna Woods’ isn’t just our little secret anymore and we couldn’t be happier about it."
Soundonthesound.com
“Backing their politically driven bark and howl is a sound along the lines of Local Natives or the Dodos with even more feverish rhythms and fast-flying acoustic guitar. They’ve got so much wild urgency it’s unbelievable.”
-Seattle Weekly
“Do yourself a favor and listen to “In the world” before you come out to the Capitol Hill Block Party. Actually, memorize it. When you’re drunkenly singing along to it, waving your arms in the air while you’re wailing and really, really feeling those lyrics, you’ll thank me. And you’ll thank me again, when it’s one of your favorite memories of the summer.”
-The Stranger
“It’s hard to believe this acoustic powerhouse is just three men making such a mountain of sound. The trio creates a serene soundscape speckled with xylophone tones and harmonized vocals that take listeners on a magic carpet ride.”
-Seattle Magazine
“He’s (Chris Cunningham) taken the best of the hardcore math-rock generation and spun it into acoustic folk-rock that’s inexhaustibly good...I’ve never been so excited about a local band.”
Nikki Benson - Seattleshowgal.com
"Also notable is the sense of urgency inherent in Ravenna Woods' music. Between Cunningham's vivid vocals and his frenzied guitar-picking -- which, on acoustic guitar, is rare and fascinating to hear but even better to witness live -- Ravenna Woods feel very much like a notable presence, despite the fact that they've just released their album."
Vivian Hue -Redefine Magazine
“It’s one of the most commercial Indie albums I’ve got my mits on this far but that shouldn’t be taken to mean it’s overly commercial – just a classically excellent record that I can imagine lots of UK writers getting excited about.”
Sic Magazine.net - The Indie Dad
