The Nels Cline Singers are headed to LPR for a show on May 1st, and we can’t think of a better way to celebrate May Day. A few of days before that, the trio will be releasing Macroscope, their fifth album. We’ve got the album’s opening track, “Companion Piece,” right here for your listening pleasure:
 

 
Check out some additional audio samples from the album over on Mack Avenue’s website, and here’s an excerpt from All About Jazz‘s review of Macroscope:
 
“The marvel always with listening to Cline is how well the highly textured barrage works as music—and not just, or even primarily, on an intellectual level—conjuring a head-bopping forward momentum that trains the pulse to keep swinging even through the strangest passages of electronic rattling.”
 
Macroscope also features quite a few guest appearances, as Noisey points out:
 
“In addition to the Wilco guitarist’s group’s longtime members Scott Amendola and Trevor Dunn, they were joined by Cline’s wife Yuka C. Honda (Cibo Matto) on keyboards, Cyro Baptista (John Zorn) and Josh Jones (Don Cherry) on percussion, and Zeena Parkins (Bjork) on electric harp.”
 
And, if you’re on Tumblr, we highly recommend following the awesome (fan-operated) blog F#^* yeah, Nels Cline!
 
Get those tickets and mark your calendars. The Nels Cline Singers play LPR on Thursday, May 1st!
 
posted by John