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Have the Sky High Band stay up there in the clouds and tell the Vanishing Voice to vamoose-- James Jackson Toth's next LP might as well bear the name Wooden Wand and the Sonic Youth Dudes.

The prolific folkie-- whose Second Attention arrived last fall via Kill Rock Stars-- has signed to Thurston Moore's Ecstatic Peace imprint, through which he'll continue releasing records on an insane bi-yearly clip with the May 15 unveiling of James and the Quiet.

The Sonic Youth ties don't end with Moore, however. Youth axe-man Lee Ranaldo produced and played some guitar and piano on James and the Giant Pea-- er, James and the Quiet, while Sonic drummer Steve Shelley provided, yes, drum-related noises.

Other Quiet contributors include vocalist/co-arranger Jessica Toth, Meneguar members Jarvis Taveniere (also of Vanishing Voice) and Jeremy Earl, and Vanishing Voice member DM Seidel. According to the press release, Toth considers James and the Quiet his third proper release, although he admits, like us, to having lost count of Wooden Wand's pre-proper releases.

Not coincidentally, as you know, Wooden Wand opens a handful of shows on Sonic Youth's February tour, kicking off tonight in lovesick Northampton, Massachusetts.

James and the Quiet:

01 The Pushers
02 In a Bucket
03 Spitting at the Cameras
04 Delia
05 We Must Also Love the Thieves
06 The Invisible Children
07 Blood
08 Blessed Damnation
09 Future Dream
10 James and the Quiet
11 Wired to the Sky

Wooden Wand and the tour dates:

02-14 Northampton, MA - Academy of Music *
02-15 New Haven, CT - Toad's Place *
02-16 New York, NY - Webster Hall *
02-17 Providence, RI - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel *
02-18 Burlington, VT - Higher Ground *
03-01 Lexington, KY - University of Kentucky
03-05 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club #

* with Sonic Youth
# with Bright Eyes