These United States is the quartet's fifth studio album to date and features collaborations with John
McCauley of Deer Tick, Michael Nau of Cotton Jones, Matthew
Houck of Phosphorescent, Laura Burhenn of The Mynabirds, Ben
Sollee, David Moore of Langhorne Slim, Josh Read of Revival, and the entire Frontier Ruckus
band. Recorded with Duane Lundy (Jim James, Ben Sollee, Adam Arcuragi) and Justin Craig,
the LP is a rambunctious melting pot of rock-and-roll, psych pop, folk
balladry, and outlaw country. It's a concept album that acts as a
panoramic snapshot of numerous American musical styles over the past
century, but still looks forward to the weird new world at the
completion of the Mayan calendar.
