New Music to Look Forward To

** 7/22 :: The Avett Brothers - “The Second Gleam” CDep/LP - Despite having what seems to be a top-secret tracklisting, it has been revealed that one of my favorite songs from their wide catalog, “Murder in the City” will appear on the second installment of their slightly-less-raucous-than-usual “Gleam” series. After witnessing this tear-jerker at Revolution Hall on Thursday, I am even more ready for this thing to arrive.
** 8/15 :: The mailing of the first of a years’ worth of SubPop’s Single of the Month Club 3.0 - While I’m not an outright fan of any of the currently listed bands on the list for this installment of SubPop’s SOTMC, I did swear that if they were to bring back the Club again, I’d join, just for the fun of it. Looking forward to sharing a detailed report of each single here as they arrive.
** 8/18 :: Death Vessel - “Nothing is Precious Enough for Us” CD/LP - Discussed here. Just added a video from a show at Pete’s Candy Store in February featuring a new song which may just appear on the album…
** 9/06 :: Horse Feathers - “House Without a Home” CD/LP - I was lucky enough to witness Horse Feathers four times last year. At least half of their sets were filled with new songs that simply brought the band to a new level of beauty. Since the release of Words Are Dead in 2006, cellist Heather Broderick joined the existing version of the band with her brother Peter Broderick on a zillion instruments and Justin Ringle on voice and guitar. Her addition to the sound was crucial to my ears, adding a powerful vocal harmony and strong low end to what was already excellent. Be prepared for many future posts about this record as it starts to surface over the next few months.
** 10/?? :: Winterpills - (title tba) - A little over one year ago, I made a visit out to Dave Chalfant’s studio in western MA to witness what was then a recording session for the Winterpills’ new EP and ended up singing a bit on a song called “Beesting”. The EP has since been expanded to a full-length album and will be released in October 2008. After much nagging, I’ve been blessed to hear most of the album and I must say that the band has really hit a stride in songwriting / arrangement / studio presentation that is just so exciting to me. There’s a dash of sonic experimenting and some new rhythms on this collection, but most importantly - some severe hooks and melodies that will not let go. For days.

Keep an eye out for these — I have a hunch they will seep around somewhere / somehow.

Are you looking forward to anything?