I know I wasn’t too into Western Sky Ride by Across Tundras when I bought it, and I stand by not really enjoying it even now removed from the other mitigating factors at Vintage Vinyl that day. Nonetheless, in the interest of whatever the hell this is all in the interest of, I’m happy to report that the band is excited enough about their new material to post their yet-to-be-mastered upcoming album, Old World Wanderer, on their MySpace in its entirety.

Going from “Vanguard Battle Hymn” alone, it sounds better even unmastered and with crappy internet compression than my previous experience with Across Tundras, and certainly leaves a better taste in my mouth. Not that these dudes were crying that I didn’t like their album, but in almost any case, I’d rather dig a band than not.

Here’s what they had to say in their blog about putting the album up. Pretty straightforward:

We uploaded a unmastered version of our new album Old World Wanderer for a limited time, to give you an idea of the moonshine we have been brewing up in the hills over the past few months!

Release details are still sketchy, but expect to see this released in some form in the next month or two!

Hope you enjoy.

Good for them. Whether I wind up loving Old World Wanderer or not (or even hearing it in its finished form), at least Across Tundras are so passionate about what they’re doing as to share it without direct fiscal concern. Hard to argue with that.

Tags: Across Tundras, Nashville, Tennessee

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