HAUNT THE WOODS
In the deepest reaches of the English countryside there is a sublime sound that emanates from the landscape and its name is Haunt the Woods.
Timely but curiously timeless, you’d never guess that this youthful quartet could so confidently make no accord with genre and yet here they are, and their rich musical vocabulary spans decades and worlds. Recently signed to Spinefarm / Universal, it won’t be long before you’re hearing more from these musical mavericks and with good reason. Formed between Plymouth, Devon and Cornwall in 2016 and commanders of a legion-like local following. Haunt the Woods deftly interweave alt-rock, folk, prog and pop with an epic level of pomp and poetic elegance that suggests a far longer tenure than their young years suggest.
With a tip of the hat to Queen and Muse here, Jeff Buckley or Radiohead at their OK Computer best there and with a sprinkled-in tinge of Beatles-loving pop sensibility, they have a rare ability to conjure legacy while creating a bold sound that is completely their own: masterfully layered gleefully out of step with the demands of fashion and creatively informed by literature and the landscape.
The inspiration for the Haunt The Woods 2024 Spring Tour posters was warmth and spring, taking in the warm orange hues that were captured in the photographs by Steve Gullick. Haunt The Woods was looking to move in a different direction from some of their previous, mostly black and white promotional posters.
Using the cover of their new album, Ubiquity, I formatted and created a kick head cover to be used specifically for the promotion of their new album at gigs and headlining shows.
For the Ubiquity tour, in 2023, Haunt the Woods asked me to create several options for their promotional materials. I decided to go their more regular route, which was black and white, with some floral patterns peeking out from behind. The second option was using a vibrant green, and editing some of their band shots to feature the colours as seen on the album cover. The reasoning for the flowers was due to one of their merchandise designs for their song Gold, included a lot of florals.
This is another design that I created for Haunt The Woods for their album release show back in September 2023. it included the floral merch design, and an orange, textured hue as the background. That particular image was chosen by me since it had been taken at Carnglaze Caverns, where they were set to perform.