I really enjoyed the first album by the band, New Ruins, called The Sound They Make when it was released a few years back. The story on it was interesting too, old pals making music via tapes sent back and forth, they came up with a sound that has a seat in the same church as The National, with the melancholy baritone singing and the nod to Americana in the music - the whole album just worked for me, it's quite stellar.
So you can see why I'm excited by the new one, We Make Our Own Bad Luck. I've only heard a few tracks, (my damn eMusic doesn't refresh till the 4th of June) but I'm really looking forward to see what they've done on this record. The two here do a great job of pushing their sound further - love the cello in As Far As We Know, while keeping the best parts of what made their first album so good to me.
As Far As We Know by New Ruins
and a bonus
Lake by New Ruins
thanks to Music For Kids Who Can't Read Good for the link
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