MusicRatty: Jeff Mangum, Will Cullen Hart on New Instruments LP

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Jeff Mangum, Will Cullen Hart on New Instruments LP

2008-04-15 14:30:00 by Paul Thompson in Pitchfork: News

Instruments bandleader Heather McIntosh joins Gnarls Barkley live act

It's an exciting thing, any time reclusive Neutral Milk Hotel godhead Jeff Mangum associates with anything resembling an instrument these days. But a whole band of Instruments? Well, that's practically standard procedure.

See, Jeff has once again teamed with Japancakes/Circulatory System member Heather McIntosh's Instruments project for their new LP, Dark Småland, due May 13 on Orange Twin. McIntosh's pastoral, cello-driven folk crew is further bolstered by appearances from fellow Elephant 6 notables like Will Cullen Hart, John Fernandes, and Peter Erchick.

And, hey, you can bet the collaborations don't stop there (like they ever do with these people): McIntosh recently stepped into the Gnarls Barkley fold as their live bassist/cellist. She popped up with Cee-Lo and Danger Mouse over the weekend on "Saturday Night Live", which you can see over in Forkcast, and she'll tour with the festival-happy lot. Those dates comin' at you after the jump. [MORE...]