One of my favourite releases of recent years was the debut album from Le Loup. "The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly" was a wonderful exploration of the possibilities of melody. Somewhat under rated and perhaps overlooked, it was a delight from start to finish. The good news is the band is about to release their second album. "Family" was recorded in a remote cabin in North Carolina and a Maryland basement, eschewing anything artificial and embracing everything organic and natural. Containing 11 tracks, the new album was produced by band originator Sam Simkoff and band mate Christian Ervin.

"Family" will be released on Hardly Art on September 22.

Family Track Listing
1 Saddle Mountain
2 Beach Town
3 Grow
4 Morning Song
5 Family
6 Forgive Me
7 Go East
8 Golden Bell
9 Sherpa
10 Neahkahnie
11 A Celebration

MP3: Beach Town-Le Loup