Stream the long awaited new Dismemberment Plan album, Uncanney Valley (XPN Welcomes the band to Union Transfer on 11/3)

Photo by Shervin Lainez After a 12 year recording hiatus, the Washington D.C. band The Dismemberment Plan release their new album, Uncanney Valley on Tuesday, October 15th. While lead singer Travis Morrison and his band mates pursued careers outside of rock and roll, the band did a show at the Roots’ picnic in June, 2011 during which bassist Eric Axelson told me, “Everyone’s pretty open to whatever happens,” when asked what the future for the band looked like. At the time Axelson said, “if we write, it’ll be fun, but we don’t want to force it.” Clearly not forced, the long wait for new D-Plan music is over with the release of their new album.

Stephen Thompson of NPR Music says Uncanney Valley “finds the band comfortably wearing its most playful face yet. Throughout the album, Morrison remains a wryly funny, deadpan-candid craftsman where words are concerned, while the band backs him with alternately loose and jittery arrangements.”

Listen to Uncanney Valley in its entirety here.

WXPN Welcomes The D-Plan to Union Transfer on Sunday, November 3rd. Go here for tickets.