Big Stir Records can now, at long last, announce the glorious return of THE GREENBERRY WOODS, Baltimore's celebrated and much-missed power pop and alternative rock originals, with the new single “Whenever You Want Me Too.” An early preview track from their forthcoming album (their first new record after a 30 year absence,) its instantly recognizable hooks, harmonies and chiming guitars signal a new chapter for the band and stand with their very best. The new single is out March 20 on all digital platforms worldwide and up for preorder and pre-save now:

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Aficionados of power pop and melodic guitar rock often fondly recall the '90s underground renaissance of the sound, and THE GREENBERRY WOODS' all-too-brief run as one of the leading lights of an underappreciated global scene that included Matthew Sweet, Teenage Fanclub, Jellyfish and Fountains Of Wayne. The acclaim stems from the band's two Sire Records albums, the 1994 debut RAPPLE DAPPLE (frequently regarded as a classic of the form) and 1995's BIG MONEY ITEM (one of the 50 Best Power Pop Albums Of All Time in genre expert John Borack's two definitive books), and a legacy burnished by the subsequent career of the excellent offshoot band SPLITSVILLE. After 2003, though, Splitsville went dormant as well, and while GBW tracks routinely found places of pride on genre compilations like Yellow Pills and Rhino's Poptopia collection, only the rarities collection HOUSE sated fans' appetites for more.

It's been a challenge for Big Stir Records to keep the years-long secret that THE GREENBERRY WOODS are back: the truth is that the three core singer songwriters, guitarists MATT HUSEMAN and IRA KATZ and bassist BRANDT HUSEMAN, had rekindled their writing and recording partnership at the same time as the Huseman twins were bringing Splitsville out of hibernation for their acclaimed 2025 comeback album MOBTOWN, and in fact the new GBW lineup includes Splitsvillian multi-instrumentalist PAUL KRYSIAK and his frequent collaborator JOE PARSONS (Myracle Brah, The Records) taking over on drums. Aside from the thrilling and very real possibility of mutual touring by the two outfits, the true miracle here is the undimmed songwriting and performing chemistry on display, and “Whenever You Want Me Too” is just the first example. It soars and sparkles and sounds exactly like THE GREENBERRY WOODS at their best, standing toe to toe with their peers from their original run and evoking their influences (Byrds, Beatles, Big Star, Badfinger) while sounding completely fresh on the 21st Century indie rock landscape.

“It’s a straight ahead pop song that came together quickly. Every songwriter knows how fortunate it is when songs fall into place so fast,” the band says of the new track. “And, yes, the 'too' is intentional. Ira liked the play on words where the protagonist is not saying whenever you want me to, but whenever you want me 'also.'” Given the renewed camaraderie fueling the reunion of the band, that inclusiveness seems completely apt, but more importantly, the chorus that frames those lyrics is a guitar pop earworm to die for. Better yet, it's just one of many on the new album. Stand by for release details, and more singles, from what may be THE GREENBERRY WOODS' finest record yet, due this May from Big Stir Records.