Thao with The Get Down with A New Album!

Friends, real and otherwise! Time to come together!

It's been a long time gone, friends. "Geography" has made a mess of all of us, and even though we've been around our "Swimming Pools", sitting at our "Big Kid Tables," "Yes, So On and On," we haven't forgotten the memories that have been left with us. I could be talking about no less than the wondrous trio of Thao with The Get Down Stay Down!

I was lucky enough to see the cool cats behind the folk rhythms down at South by Southwest during the Mess For Texas performance, following up Cursive. The performance was neat despite crazy Austin winds, and was a refreshing reminder of exactly how awesome Thao and the boys are. But at the time, Thao with The Get Down Stay Down were recently featured in a brand new Daytrotter session, where they performed a new song! Exciting as that is, new songs insinuate that a new album is in the works...

Hopes have now been awarded!

"We are proud and pleased to announce the upcoming release of our new record Know Better Learn Faster-- out Oct. 13th on Kill Rock Stars. To celebrate, we are going on tour. Please see show dates; we are thrilled at the prospect of seeing you again or for the first time.
On this record, we clapped, sang, shouted, laughed, danced, played instruments, and i cried just a little bit, for texture."

Need I say more? Hurry off to Thao with The Get Down Stay Down's Myspace, check out their tour dates, catch up on all their tunes, and get ready for the release of Know Better Learn Faster this October! Huzzah!