By now you’ve hopefully at least heard the word of mouth around Yellow Ostrich. Their last album, The Mistress, was good enough and talked about enough to be rereleased by Barsuk Records, and now they seem ready to capitalize upon this hype with a new release.
Speaking to Paste, Yellow Ostrich mastermind Alex Schaaf has unveiled that the new album is called Strange Land and is due out on March 6th. Fans may be interested to hear Schaaf say that the new album will be a change in sound for Yellow Ostrich. Part of this is due to working as a proper band for the first time with Jon Natchez and Michael Trapper. Schaaf says that the album is “bigger and heavier” and that the band as a whole is “bigger than it ever has been,” which gives you more incentive to go see them on tour. The band will be touring the West Coast around mid-March to coincide with SXSW; dates will come soon.
Read more about the recording and sound of Strange Land over at Paste.
