We gave a lot of attention to avant-rootsy group Yellow Ostrich in 2011 – the band enjoyed a couple of Deli features and headlined one of our CMJ 2011 shows (full disclosure, they would have been on the cover of our fall 2011 issue if they could have played our show at Pianos, but they had other commitments). After a very good reception of the debut album, this prolific band begins 2012 with a new release entitled "Strange Land," which expands their sonic vocabulary in a direction that’s at once more electric and orchestral, with the enlistment of horn player Jon Natchez. If you are going to Austin next week, you’ll probably see them live even if you aren’t trying to, since they are playing 9 shows in 5 days! Otherwise you can catch them in NYC at Mercury on April 12.
