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While 1990s indie rock nerds flip out over Polvo's "reformation" and tour, Black Taj are returning with a new full-length to remind us that they share a sizable chunk of DNA with the big P. Guitarist Dave Brylawski and bassist Steve Popson constitute 50% of both bands.

Possibly taking a little inspiration from Blackalicious, Black Taj have titled their second album Beyonder. The quartet will release the sophomore offering via NYC's Amish Records on May 13.

One week earlier (May 6) Touch and Go will reissue Polvo's two most recent albums, 1996's Exploded Drawing and 1997's Shapes, on vinyl. Both packages will come with download coupons for MP3 versions of their respective records. Polvo also have all those reunion dates, including a recently announced spot at that insane, My Bloody Valentine-co-curated ATP.

Beyonder:

01 Move Me
02 Fresh Air Traverse
03 Cold Comfort
04 Damascus
05 Spacewash
06 Only for a Moment
07 L.A. Shift
08 Little Child / Idyll Hill

Polvo:

05-09 Washington, DC - Black Cat
05-10 Chapel Hill, NC - Cat's Cradle
05-16-18 Minehead, England - Explosions in the Sky ATP
05-29-31 Barcelona, Spain - Parc del Fòrum (Primavera Sound)
06-20 Cambridge, MA - Middle East
06-21 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
06-22 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's
07-25 Chicago, IL - Subterranean
07-26-27 Chicago, IL - Wicker Park Fest
09-19-21 Monticello, NY - My Bloody Valentine ATP