The Felice Brothers have announced details ofUndress, the follow-up to 2016sLife in the Dark,dueMay 3rd.
The upstate New York band offer a preview of the record with the album-opening title track, which is composed of dark, dizzying impressionistic images trigger happy deputees and conservatives in lobster bibs taken from a country plagued by corruption and greed.
Chain of collusion/endless confusion, Ian Felice sings in the horn-laden folk-rocker, which mentions everything from Bank of America to Kellyanne Conway.When will we see the light of day?
Undress is indicative of the increased focus on sociopolitical songwriting on the bands forthcoming record. Many of the songsare motivated by a shift from private to public concerns, lead singer Ian Felice says in a statement. It isnt hard to find worthwhile things to write about these days The hard part is finding simple and direct ways to address them.
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Anchored by founding members Ian and James Felice,Undress marks the first studio album for the bands newest member: bassist Jesske Hume, who joined the group after the departure of longtime fiddle player Greg Farley and bassist Christmas Clapton in 2018.
To accompany the release of the scrappy folk-rock bands first album in three years, the Felice Brothers will embark on an extensive U.S. tour this spring.