Pitchfork

Nah, Iron Maiden haven't gone country or nothin'; that up there is the cover art for Furr, the forthcoming fourth LP from countrypolitan Pac Northwestern set Blitzen Trapper.

Furr was largely conceived in the spare moments between Blitzen Trapper's exhaustive tours in the wake of their 2007 breakthrough Wild Mountain Nation, with songwriter/producer Eric Earley finding some inspiration in a tottering old piano the band found abandoned in a hallway and made its own. These guys really don't let up with the rickety, rustic vibe, do they? Furr is due September 23 from Blitzen's relatively new home Sub Pop.

Blitzen Trapper will hit the California leg of the Download Festival this weekend, with a smattering of dates later on in the summer.

Furr:

01 Sleepytime in the Western World
02 Gold for Bread
03 Furr
04 God & Suicide
05 Fire & Fast Bullets
06 Saturday Nite
07 Black River Killer
08 Not Your Lover
09 Love U
10 War on Machines
11 Stolen Shoes & a Rifle
12 Echo/Always On/EZ Con
13 Lady on the Water

BT:

07-19 Mountain View, CA - Download Festival
07-20 Universal City, CA - Download Festival
08-30 Vancouver, British Columbia - Lucky Bar
09-01 Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot Festival
09-06 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom (Musicfest NW)
09-10 Boise, ID - Neurolux
09-11 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
09-13 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks (Monolith Festival)