Lambchop: “Gone Tomorrow”

Hearing a bit of Cat Stevens in Kurt Wagner’s voice on “Gone Tomorrow,” a fine preview of his forthcoming Lambchop LP, Mr. M, that floats along in hushed, alt-country waters before washing ashore into more unknown territory. Collaborator Mark Nevers described the LP’s instrumental concept as having a “psycha-Sinatra sound, one that involved the arranging of strings and other sounds in a more open and yet complex way.” Whatever they’re up to, it’s really working here. You can give it a spin above and download the sprawling, 7-minute cut here.