White Woods' 2013 release "Middle Season" has the feel of an indie gem that you stumbled upon by accident and it became one of your favorite albums. There's no melt-your-face-off guitar solos or crazy drum fills or base lines, as the Rochester-based band instead relies on melodic playing and changing pace in the middle of a song — as heard in "What Did I Hear?" The result is catchy indie rock — with a folk twinge — tunes that are easy to dance to.
White Woods plays with St. Phillip's Escalator and Big Fred on Saturday, August 30, at Lovin' Cup, 300 Park Point Drive. $5-$7. Lovincup.com; Facebook.com/whitewoodsmusic.