Nous n’avions plus de nouvelles de Tracyanne Campbell et de ses amis depuis My Maudlin Career en 2009. Le quintet pop de Glasgow vient enfin d’annoncer la sortie d’un nouvel album pour le 3 juin prochain. Desire Lines, qui paraîtra comme son prédécesseur chez 4AD, a été produit par Tucker Martine (R.E.M., Spoon, My Morning Jacket) et enregistré l’an dernier à Portland, nouvelle Mecque du rock indé.

Voici un extrait du communiqué expliquant leur long silence :

« Of all our records this was pretty much the most challenging to write, partly because of the situation we found ourselves in with having to take such a long and uncertain amount of time out, but also because it would be record number five and we were getting harder and harder to please. Working in the US with southern gentleman Tucker Martine was a positive experience. He brought a certain calmness to recording that wasn’t there before. We were also delighted to have Neko Case and Jim James sing on the record too. What a treat. »