The Avalanches?

Good news if you're a a fan of the Avalanches. Or at least encouraging news. From Pitchfork today:

Hard to believe, but it's now been nearly a decade since mysterious Australian sample-collage crew the Avalanches gave us Since I Left You, their masterful debut. The Avalanches still haven't followed that album up, but now we're getting word that they're at least recording some new music. The Avalanches have enlisted bedroom pop don Ariel Pink to record vocals. If we ever hear that collab, it'll be the "Swagga Like Us" of chillwave ancestors.

Yesterday, an administrator on the Avalanches' message board wrote in reference to a new Avalanches album, "i hear ariel pink is recording some guest vocals for it and once those are done, the album will be finished (!)."

Rumors about a sophomore Avalanches album have been floating around for years, but here we at least have some indication that there's a second album coming.

We'll see what happens. There have been plenty of rumors going around about the second album to the point where I think this could be just another head fake. Their website has looked the exact same for a year with the words "clearing samples," hopefully suggesting they are clearing up some copyright issues before finishing up the album. Who really knows though?

If you're not familiar with the Avalanches, download Since I Left You IMMEDIATELY on iTunes.

The Avalanches