On clear vinyl. Back To Land, the quartet's follow-up to West, is the first Wooden Shjips record to be conceived outside of San Francisco. Ripley Johnson and Omar Ahsanuddin moved to Oregon, where the lush climates became a major influence on the songwriting. The band's scope expanded to include more earthy, grounded tones, such as the acoustic guitar, without abandoning their modernist psych core. "Wooden Shjips gets way, way lost within its frantic, tight abyss, one that's so head-noddingly infectious and trippy that it'll make your headphone-wearing ears hum from the sheer momentum." - Los Angeles Times