Back City Woods was formed in 2009 by Daniel NeSmith and Michael Collins as a Macon-based studio project. BCW became a high-energy live act in April of 2010 and since has been actively playing the Southeast circuit.

In 2011, the band released their debut EP, Dirt from Which We Came, recorded in Macon at Star Motel Records (Hank Vegas, Saint Francis, Abby Owens) with recording engineer Rob Evans and mastered at Chase Park Transduction (Drive-By Truckers, Widespread Panic, Cracker) in Athens with Drew Vandenberg, supporting it with shows with Corey Smith, Packway Handle Band, and headlining shows at the 40 Watt in Athens and the Charleston Arts Festival, as well as local radio spins and favorable reviews in the Examiner, the Blue Indian, and several other music magazines and blogs. In early 2011, BCW’s song “Promises” was featured in the short film, Vicious Cycle.

The band is currently writing new material for a full length release in early 2012 and planning their first full Southeast tour for Fall of 2011.