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Strand of Oaks
Heal

Albums
It is not often in the music world that we witness a transformation quite like that of Tim Showalter, aka Strand of Oaks. Sure, you’ve got your Cloud Nothings' Attack on Memory and your Wye Oak’s Shriek, but fo...

Strand of Oaks: “Shut In”

Songs
Singer-songwriters using music as a means for personal confession is a move that’s about as original as the new Godzilla reboot. But Timothy Showalter, who performs under the moniker Strand of Oaks, knows a thi...

Strand of Oaks
“End in Flames”

Songs
Timothy Showalter, or Strand of Oaks, is a Pennsylvania-based school teacher and bus driver who this year released his debut album, Leave Ruin. The record is a collection of nine well-crafted folk tunes that ha...