It is with great pleasure that today we can announce the release of Dan Lyth and the Euphrates new album, Benthic Lines, set for release on Monday 12th May 2014.

For those of you who are not aware of Dan, he is the newest recruit to the Armellodie-fold but he’s already put out a lot of cracking stuff in the past. Together with his new band the Euphrates, Benthic Lines is their first release for Armellodie and it’s pretty special to say the least. I’ll let Dan tell you all about it and how it came to be…

"Quite a few of years ago I started writing a collection of songs that my friends and I then decided to record entirely outdoors. From one (generally cold and wet) location to the next and across several countries we found ourselves dragging drum kits and pianos, trombones and accordions. This all took a while. However, this collection of recordings eventually became an album.

When it came to deciding how to physically present the album, we wanted to try something a bit different and ended up creating a beautiful little sixty page book. I’m really chuffed with how this book has worked out and feel it accompanies the music perfectly. There’s stunning cover art by Matthew Cusick, an expertly executed short story by Craig Rennie, photographs of the recording process, illustrations (complete with longitude and latitude coordinates) of the various locations, and all of the lyrics. The book’s made from thick matte paper stock and looks and feels gorgeous. You’ll be able to get it either on it’s own (with a download code for the music), or with a CD.”

And there you have it. The album is available to pre-order now with an immediate download of the song, ‘Earth Broke Its Vow’ to whet your appetite. Look at that, what a beauty!