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Named after their favourite species from Star Wars, The Wookies have always had a penchant for the epic, the earth-shattering and the downright hairy. Taking influences from a range of sources, such as Pink Floyd, The Stills, Small Faces and Muse, it is no surprise that the Reading-based band has developed quite a reputation for cutting and splicing sounds and genres to create an altogether unique and unheard-of epic, angular, dance-prog-indie sound.

Finally following on from their teaser appearance on Broken Tail's acclaimed Four By Four EP back in 2007, the beard-endorsing five piece unleash a folk-tinged soundtrack for some theoretical woodland party, with a nod to Mystery Jets and a hamper full of bonkers. Thus, the limited edition Sparks EP is a triumph of fantastical nonsense over po-faced indie misery, and it's coming to a forest near you.

Lead track, In the Forest, is a particular highlight and live favourite which has already garnered BBC Radio airplay from Steve Lamacq and Stuart Maconie, as well as Germany’s POPSCENE.

Click here to purchase Sparks.

Sparks reviews...

'The Wookies new EP is a weird and wonderful beast.'
Russel's Reviews. Full review here

'Maybe a bit too wilfully eccentric, but for all my journalistic pedantry, I kept listening. They definitely have something. '
Richard Foster. Full review here.

Other reviews...

'lush guitars and harmonies, which complement hard-hitting atmospheric songs.'
bbc.co.uk

'....fantasmagorical... They are back to convert the world to the word of The Wookies.'
Blah Blah Magazine.

'the ride is worth it-it’s bloody good. I particularly enjoyed the swirling, bleeping keyboards which stopped it all getting too pub-rock on us. The playing was uniformly classy and precise and made some of the earlier acts look distinctly iffy."
Oxfordbands.com. Dec '08

'English forward thinking nu wave prog for the kids. Think Pink Floyd having Sunday brunch with Rick Wakeman.'
Club Velocity.

'They play jazz-infected indie pop and they are here to save the world with some of the oddest pop songs ever.'
josaka.com

'The Wookies sure know how to please... To be perfectly frank ladies and gents I blooming loved it! 10/10'
Maps Magazine. www.mapsmagazine.co.uk.