MP3 At 3PM: Balmorhea

Instrumental quintet Balmorhea doesn't waste time when it comes to creating albums. The Austin, Texas, band has released an album every year since 2007 and doesn't show signs of slowing down any time soon. This year brings us Constellations, which Western Vinyl will issue on February 23, followed by a North American tour with Denmark's Efterklang. Balmorhea's newest release is a more meditative work, which can definitely be heard on first single "Bowsprit"; it starts off with sparse, jerky beats and blooms into a haunting mélange of stringed instruments. "Bowsprit" (download): [audio:Bowsprit.mp3]