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Lambchop – “The New World Wave”
Lambchop, the long-running project fronted by Kurt Wagner, have released a new song, "The New World Wave", which depicts a family's struggles during the Great Depression. It arrives ahead of their forthcoming album, marking the latest preview of a record shaped by an unusual set of collaborators from the Bon Iver and Gayngs circles.
The track appears on Punching The Clown, out 21 August via Merge in North America and City Slang elsewhere, and follows previously shared songs "Weakened" and "Stella". The album was recorded at Justin Vernon's April Base studio, with Vernon contributing banjo, Fog's Andrew Broder co-writing alongside Wagner, and Gayngs frontman Ryan Olson producing. On the new song, Wagner delivers his characteristic spoken-sung character sketches over a folk-tinged arrangement that builds into a choral swell.
In short
- Lambchop release new song "The New World Wave"
- It previews album Punching The Clown, out 21 August
- Justin Vernon and Ryan Olson contributed to the record
Explained simply
Lambchop is an American music project led by Kurt Wagner that has been recording since the early 1990s. It is known for Wagner's distinctive vocal style, which blends singing and speaking, combined with experimental instrumental arrangements.
The project exists within a circle of experimental musicians, including artists affiliated with Bon Iver and the Minneapolis collective Gayngs. Musicians in this network frequently collaborate on various projects.
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