New Rah Rah Single, “Good Winter,” from their Forthcoming Album, “Vessel”

I was excited to just get an email from a publicist working with one of my favorite bands, Rah Rah, announcing the first single from their new album, “Vessel,” coming out in 2015. The new song is called “Good Winter” and is streaming here. The press release quotes frontman Marshall Burns:

“This song is a romanticized reimagining of being a young adult in a small Canadian city. The overly nostalgic tone is meant to underline the dichotomy between the ‘good winter’ described in the song and the reality of the harsh cold, boredom and loneliness that, in actuality, accompanies a typical winter (particularly in our hometown of Regina, Saskatchewan). The song aims to be a reminder, to ourselves as much as anyone, of the unique and positive aspects of those cold, long winter months.”

Listen to “Good Winter” here on the Soundcloud page of label Hidden Pony. I took the above photo when I heard Rah Rah live in NY at the Mercury Lounge on Nov 3. For a lengthier report on Rah Rah, here’s a post I wrote in 2012, after seeing them open for the Weakerthans. Finally, here’s the art Rah Rah created to go with the single, which can be bought on iTunes: