Pitchfork

There's a kind of hush all over the world tonight; must be pastoral folkies Lewis & Clarke, whose Blasts of Holy Birth will gently lull its way into release May 15 from La Société Expéditionnaire. Blasts features eight tracks of delicate beauty, boosted by guest spots from Man Man's Russell Higbee and Eve Miller of Rachel's and Matt Pond PA.

Those looking for a Lewis and Clarke expedition will have to expand westward on their own time; the band's got a single New York City date slated for mid-June, although the La Soc website promises more to come.

Blasts:

01 Secret of the Golden Flower
02 Blasts of Holy Birth
03 Comfort Inn
04 Before it Breaks You
05 Black Doves
06 Crimson Carpets
07 We Think We Have Eyes
08 Be the Air We Breathe

The show:

06-15 New York, NY - Prince George Ballroom