Types of Wood

For types of wood, see List of woods.

Types of Wood
Studio album by Whirlwind Heat
Released	2006
Genre	Indie rock
Length	39:42
Label	Brille Records
Whirlwind Heat chronology
Flamingo Honey (2004) Types of Wood (2006) Self Titled or Scoop Du Jour (2008)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	47/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Alternative Press	[3]
Gigwise	[4]
musicOMH	[5]
NME	6/10 [6]
Playlouder	[7]
PopMatters	4/10 [8]
Spin	[9]
Uncut	4/10 [10]
URB	[11]

Types of Wood is the second full-length album released by the American three piece band Whirlwind Heat. It featured model Susan Eldridge on the cover.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Air Miami"	2:33
2.	"Reagan"	2:42
3.	"Gene Pool Style"	3:45
4.	"Up-Tight"	4:25
5.	"Captain Cave"	3:10
6.	"Slugger"	3:02
7.	"Umbrella People"	1:56
8.	"The Sun Is Round"	3:12
9.	"French"	3:51
10.	"My Electric Underwear"	3:44
11.	"Nylon Heart"	8:21

References

1. "Types Of Wood by Whirlwind Heat". Metacritic . Retrieved October 3, 2016.
2. Phares, Heather (May 16, 2006). "Types of Wood - Whirlwind Heat". AllMusic . Retrieved November 23, 2025.
3. The band's anti-everything style can get annoying if you don't have the patience for heavy doses of idiosyncrasy in your rock. [Jul 2006, p.204]
4. Gwynn, Lisle (April 27, 2006). "Whirlwind Heat - 'Types Of Wood' (Brille) Released 24/04/06". Gigwise . Retrieved November 23, 2025.
5. Lee, Tim (December 12, 2006). "Whirlwind Heat - Types Of Wood (Brille)". musicOMH . Retrieved November 23, 2025.
6. So unashamedly beaming with the spirit of 1991 that it should be wearing a flannel shirt and a woozy expression. [22 Apr 2006, p.41]
7. Gosling, Em (April 26, 2006). "Types of Wood - Whirlwind Heat". Playlouder . Retrieved November 23, 2025.
8. Sawdey, Evan (November 14, 2006). "Whirlwind Heat: Types of Wood". PopMatters . Retrieved November 23, 2025.
9. Brown, Lane (June 1, 2006). "SPIN Jun 2006". Spin . Retrieved November 23, 2025.
10. The emotional distance in their music is hard to bridge. [Jun 2006, p.126]
11. Too much of Wood lumbers on and on and on... [May 2006, p.95]