''Some Things Never Leave You'' (STNLY) is the fourth studio album by American

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band

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. The album was released on June 17, 2016.

Background

After a four-year hiatus, Sherwood returned in September 2015 with the announcement of a new album. Free from a

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, Sherwood financed the album via a

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campaign and released STNLY through the BC Music label.

Recording

Featuring original members

Nate Henry Nathan "Nate" Henry is an American musician who is the lead singer and bassist for the indie rock band Sherwood. The band officially announced their breakup in February 2012. He, Dan Koch, and Chris Armstrong formed the band in 2002 while they ...

Dan Koch Dan Koch is an American musician and podcaster. He hosts the You Have Permission and Pretty Good Vibrations podcasts and previously co-hosted the Depolarize! and Reconstruct podcasts. He was the lead guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwrit ...

and Joe Greenetz, STNLY was recorded in late 2015 at various studios in Seattle, WA, including

Stone Gossard Stone Carpenter Gossard (born July 20, 1966) is an American musician and songwriter who serves as the rhythm guitarist for the rock band Pearl Jam. Along with Jeff Ament, Mike McCready, and Eddie Vedder, he is one of the founding members of the ...

's Studio Litho, as well as the studios of producer Luke Vander Pol and guitarist/songwriter Koch. The tracks were mixed by

Matt Goldman Matt Goldman (born December 30, 1969) is an American record producer, audio engineer, mixer, and songwriter based in Atlanta, Georgia. Biography Born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, Goldman is a drummer by trade. Goldman c ...

in Atlanta, GA and mastered by Ed Brooks at RFI Mastering in Seattle. It is Sherwood's first album without longtime keyboardist Mike Leibovich.

Reception

Upon its release, ''Some Things Never Leave You'' received critical praise, with reviewers noting its songwriting, performances, and ability to cover new (for the band) sonic territory while retaining the youthful earnestness of Sherwood's work from the early-to-mid-2000s.

Track listing

Charts

References

External links

Sherwood - Some Things Never Leave You - Amazon.com Music
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