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The spooky organ sighs in the opening seconds of "Fog" are the first sounds you hear on Olly Oxen Free, the record Mason Proper put out back in September on Dovecote. After a few moments they evaporate into the murky fabric of samples and drums that cloud the song, which essentially sounds like waking up in a rain forest filled with koala bears. Add some shuffling floor toms and Jon Visger's buoyant voice and you've got one effective album opener, a track that doesn't come out swinging as much as it comes out hugging...warmly. MTV's Subterranean also premiered the video for their single "Lock and Key"--a track we world premiered back in August--so check that out above or tonight on the show (tomorrow technically, 11/6 at 1:00AM EST). For those who want to catch the band live (last time we saw them they played Olly pretty much front-to-back) they'll be hitting the road with Cloud Cult next week, dates below.

Sounds like: Ra Ra Riot, Dr. Dog, The End Of The World

Download: Mason Proper - Fog

Previously:

Download: Mason Proper - Lock And Key

Mason Proper's RCRD LBL Page

Tour Dates For Mason Proper:
11/07 - New Horizon - Winona Lake, IN
11/08 - Papa Pete's - Kalamazoo, MI (w/ The Mighty Narwhale)
11/09 - Brillobox - Pittsburgh, PA (w/ Fredrik)
11/10 - Black Cat - Washington, DC *
11/11 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY *
11/12 - Heirloom Arts Theater - Danbury, CT *
11/13 - Middle East Downstairs - Cambridge, MA *
11/14 - University of New Hampshire (WUNH Presents) - Durham, NH
11/15 - Bug Jar - Rochester, NY
11/22 - The Intersection - Grand Rapids, MI (w/ The Mighty Narwhale)
11/26 - The Magic Stick (w/ The Silent Years)
11/13 - The Beat Kitchen - Chicago, IL
11/19 - Locals Only - Indianapolis, IN
01/16 - The Blind Pig - Ann Arbor, MI

* w/ Cloud Cult