Duncan Wood is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer based in Nashville, TN. Originally from Maysville, Kentucky, he holds a PhD in astrophysics from UC Santa Cruz, where he helped build camera software for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. His 2023 debut Away With Words was recorded nearly solo in a nineteenth-century house overlooking the Ohio River. Wood performs guitar, pedal steel, French horn, piano, drums, and a dozen other instruments, eschewing programmed sounds entirely. He currently writes, records, and plays live with a trio in Nashville.
“A new classic... intriguing changes outside the conventional.” The Wild Is Calling
“The instrumentation work here is just exquisite.” F Sharp Minor
“Absolutely epic arrangement as it grows.” Zoe Konez
“Clever Lo-Fi DIY Pop” Glide Magazine
“The best debut album I've heard from any artist.” Justice Claveria
“Wood knows how to write hooky tunes that burrow into your mind.” The Stanford Daily
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