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NOW SEE THIS: Strapping Fieldhands, "Harbinger, Dark Herald"

POSTED: Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 6:00 PM

Filed Under: Music Philly Bands

With their first new song in eight years, Philly legends/Siltbreeze Records stalwarts Strapping Fieldhands return as part of Weathervane Music and WXPN's Shaking Through series. The video, produced by Weathervane's Brian McTear and Andy Williams, shows the band working its way back through the recording process after a too-long layoff and discussing the lo-fi legends' tumultuous history. Bonus Feature: Watch Devin Greenwood's engineer's commentary here.

Chosen for the second of three sessions curated by Daniel Smith, the Fieldhands were an influential part of the early 90s indie rock scene, touring alongside fellow lo-fi pioneers Pavement, Guided by Voices, the Grifters and many others before their late 90s hiatus. Now they're back together, writing and recording new material for the first time since their 2002 LP, The Third Kingdom. They'll perform that new work alongside their classics as Shaking Through artists at Fishtown's annual Shadfest on April 24th at Penn Treaty Park (if you're in Philly, come check it out with us!).

The videos from Strapping Fieldhands session are up now, and they are good. Check them out at WeathervaneMusic.org and XPN.org to hear how Daniel first fell in love with the band after catching their LP in the audience of a Pavement concert at Philly's Trocadero Theater, alongside more of the band's story — both past and present. You can stream the full song via Apollo Audio on our website for now, and the MP3 will be on its way soon!

Listen to the full song at Apollo Audio, or stream it after the jump.

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