Pitchfork

Trance-inducing instrumentalists Maserati are currently working on material for their third full-length release, set to be recorded with engineer Andy Baker (Mendoza Line, Elf Power, Crooked Fingers) in May. With new-ish drummer Jerry Fuchs (of Turing Machine and The Juan Maclean, no less) behind the kit, the Athens, GA band has been writing for a few months now and previewing new material during their live shows.

In a recent e-mail interview with Pitchfork, guitarist Coley Dennis said the new material is "a bit different than the other records. It's a bit more psychedelic, but definitely holding on to the hooks we like to keep in the songs." He also mentioned that the band has been listening to a lot of Can and early Pink Floyd as of late. If the songs that have been played live are any indication, expect a lot of up-tempo, hypnotic rhythms and ethereal guitars.

Unfortunately, the band is still in the search for a label, as their former home, Kindercore Records, went under several years ago. However, CD and vinyl versions of the band's 2002 debut album, The Language of Cities, as well as and their 2003 split with the Mercury Program, Confines of Heat, have been reissued by Athens' Hello Sir Records, the same label responsible for the 2004 Maserati/ Cinemechanica/We Versus the Shark three-way split. Unfortunately, no bonus material graces either release, but since both of the albums had gone out of print, straight reissues will do just fine for now. We'll just have to wait a decade or so for this stuff to receive "lost classic" status and the deluxe treatment it deserves.