Smoke Stack

The band Stick Figure combines a creative blend of upbeat roots of reggae with rumbling echoes. The music is written, recorded, and produced by Scott Woodruff from Duxbury, Ma.

All of Stick Figure's songs are made by recording each instrument separately, layering several tracks on top of one another in unison.

Stick Figure recently relocated to Southern California and picked up three new members for the love band, Brendan Dane on bass, Todd Smith on drums and Kevin Bong on Keys.

The Album, Smock Stack has 14 songs forming a hype beat on each with pops and tabs layered on top of one another. The first song, “Vibes Alive” draws your ear in by the laid back low pitches and smooth lyrics. As, does “Hawii Song” with the lyrics who speak of someone thoughts of getting far, far away.

"...I want to get away from this place

home is not where I want to be

...12 hours on a plane

in a short time i'll be on my way

alone, all alone

there was reggae on the radio

you have no idea

this is life..."

Amongst all the tracks, “Alright With Me”, has a blend like all the others on the album, but the lyrics more catch the long holds in the notes while exaggerating the echo in his voice making the sound relaxing and calming.

Stick Figure all around combined synched rhythm and transition flawlessly but my only complaint is if anyone should play a Johnny Cash song it should only be Johnny himself. Any band who attempts to do repeated covers of Folsome Prison Blues, which Stick Figure names it Folsom Prison Dub, needs to just leave it alone. Stick Figure attempts to put there own flavor of twist on the cover and the effort is shown but they failed the reggae spin.

If anyone is searching for lift and smooth sailing Smoke Stack is an album to pick up. Stick Figure continues to flow on this third album and more are to come with this undiscovered reggae movement upon the airstream of music.