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For Provisions, Howe Gelb's first LP under the Giant Sand umbrella since 2004's Is All Over The Map, a few ground rules were apparently set. First, the guest stars had to be slammin', and indeed they are. Neko Case, M. Ward, Isobel Campbell, and Henriette Sennenvaldt of Under Byen all lend a hand on the new set. The second condition? Save Gelb, all the other Giant Sand players had to be Danish. And so it is, as great Danes Thøger T. Lund, Peter Dombernowsky, and Anders Pedersen help to round out this partcular incarnation of Giant Sand. And the third? It had to come out September 2 from Yep Roc. Provisions met.

I guess laying a little low might have been another condition of Gelb's, as both he by his lonesome and Giant Sand proper have but a few dates coming up.

Provisions:

01 Stranded Pearl
02 Without a Word
03 Can Do
04 Out There
05 The Desperate Kingdom of Love
06 Increment of Love
07 Spiral
08 Pitch & Sway
09 Much Machine
10 The New Romance of Falling
11 Saturated Beyond Repair
12 World's End State Park (Wordless)
13 Well Enough Alone

Giant Sand:

07-05 Barcelona, Spain - Faraday Festival (Howe Gelb solo)
07-13 Aarhus, Denmark - Voxhall