I feel like a lot of my posts lately have been for free downloads from upcoming albums, but seriously, all these great bands/artists are putting out their second, third, or fourth album this year and putting up mp3s from it. This time: a track from John Vanderslice's new upcoming album, Pixie Revolt, called Trance Manual. Here's what Vanderslice had to say about the album:

"The songs on Pixel Revolt began as a result of some of the anger I had after the 2004 election. The first batch of lyrics was all political, either dealing directly with the war, or more generally with themes of survival in a dangerous era. But then, [my] real life crept in. I came home from a long year of exhausting touring, and fell (intensely) in love. When we broke up, so did I. Writing about the outside world didn't really feel relevant anymore, so the themes of the songs I'd started writing started spilling over into lyrics about my life."

The new album's lyrics were written with John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats. You can read more about his recording experience through JV's recording diary.