The Posies, a 23-year-old Seattle-based rock band, are accompanied by a “star-studded cast” on their upcoming record Blood/Candy to be released on September 28th on Ryko. The new single “Licenses to Hide” features the vocals of Lisa Lobsinger (lead singer of Reverie Sound Revue and vocalist of Broken Social Scene) and other guest vocalists include Kay Hanley (Letters To Cleo) on “The Glitter Prize,” Hugh Cornwell (Stranglers) on “Plastic Paperbacks,” and Paco Loco (Australian Blonde and Paco Loco Trio) on “Enewetak.” You will also hear strings on the record, which are arranged by the Grammy-nominated Phil Peterson, who has played on recent albums for Owl City and Nada Surf.
Of the single “Licenses to Hide,” Posies’ principles Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow said this in a recent Spin interview:
Ayer: ” ‘License to Hide’ is one of two songs on the record that I think is so completely out of left field for us. I always thought that the Posies should have something that resembles a showtune in our canon… On a certain day, it could be in one of the Muppet movies — and I mean that in a good way.”
Stringfellow: “It’s just about shedding the inhibitions to be yourself. So many people present themselves as the people they want to be seen as — and there’s something noble about that. As you grow older, you might earn the right to be that person, having tried other things, and maybe that person isn’t so bad.”
Beginning on the US album release date (Sept. 28), the band will launch their European tour, starting in Spain. Tour dates are yet to be released.
Listen to: “Licenses to Hide”
