Califone - villagers BIGGIE TEMBO & STARTLED INSECTS they carve out a sound

they carve out a sound that feels both timeless and forward-leaning

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The trailblazing GRAMMY-nominated and Polaris Prize-winning multidisciplinary artist returns with a brand-new album

Califone - villagers BIGGIE TEMBO & STARTLED INSECTS they carve out a soundPart experimental indie and part '70s soft rock, Califone's first record in three years finds creative force Tim Rutili reaching new levels of harmony, fragility, and confidence. Whether detailing aging goths retaining their identity through year long spooky decorations (Halloween), an imagined conversation with an inbred monarch (Habsburg Jaw), or the conflicts between identity and technology (Ox Eye), Villagers' nine tracks spread out and luxuriate