With Light and with Love

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With Light and with Love is the eighth studio album by the American band Woods, released on April 15, 2014, through Woodsist. It is the first Woods album after bassist Kevin Morby left the band. The record runs 39 minutes and 25 seconds and blends indie folk with alternative rock. It was produced by Jarvis Taveniere and Jeremy Earl. The lead single, Leaves Like Glass, came out on January 2, 2014. Two non-album tracks, Tambourine Light and Tomorrow's Only Yesterday, were released on a 7" single and digitally.

Critics gave the album largely positive reviews. Metacritic scored it 79 out of 100 based on 19 reviews. Reviewers noted the band's broadened sound and clearer production. Pitchfork talked about Woods expanding outward and appealing to a wider audience. AllMusic called it Woods’ strongest work to date, and Paste praised the album for its purposeful, sometimes long, explorations. Some critics, like Consequence of Sound, argued that making the music more accessible could lessen the band’s intimate, personal feel.