THE CAVE SINGERS, TU FAWNING, WHITE HINTERLAND (Doug Fir, 830 E Burnside) The last act to leave the fertile soil of the Hush Records farm was some group called the Decemberists, and lord only knows what happened to those jokers. Despite all that, Boston’s Casey Dienel bid adieu to Hush, changed her performing name to White Hinterland, and signed with Dead Oceans, the much-hyped sister label of Secretly Canadian. But this tiger—actually more of a cooing kitten—can’t change her stripes, and Daniel still sings in the same gorgeous, jazz-influenced chirp she always has. Meanwhile, Tu Fawning—Joe Haege and Corinna Repp—have literally doubled in size. Not from carboblasting, but from adding two new members to the fold. The new quartet just wrapped production on a six-song EP entitled Secession, which will be out in March. EZRA ACE CARAEFF

Too bad I ran out of room and didn’t say a thing about the Cave Singers. If this video is any indication, expect plenty of stomping, wet baptizin’, and creepy snake rituals.

MP3:
White Hinterland - Dreaming Of The Plum Trees