The album’s title was inspired by an original 1969 Woodstock music festival ticket stub owned by Gourley’s father. It led Gourley to a realization that almost 50 years later, music has the same mission as then–”to comment on societal and political unease.” “We worked with so many rad people on this album, but ended up with just the four of us in a basement at 4 a.m. trying to say something that mattered,” said Gourley. “Trying to write music that would help people feel they’re not alone, even if they’re angry or feeling lost.” Woodstock was released on June 16, 2017. The band caused some controversy during their performance of “Feel It Still” at the American Music Awards in November 2017 because of their backdrop that read: “No computers up here, just live instruments.” Critics felt that the implication was that bands who use backing tracks were less artistically relevant than ones who used only live instruments.
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