We’ve been fans of Giant Sand, Giant Giant Sand, and Howe Gelb solo for a considerate amount of time and were thrilled to learn that Gelb has released a fantastic new solo album entitled The Coincidentalist (which you can stream at the Wall Street Journal HERE).  The new album traipses amiably from rock to folk to jazz, with assistance from M. Ward on guitar, Andrew Bird, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, pedal/steel guitarist Jon Rauhouse, Giant Sand bassist Thøger Tetens Lundand and Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley. We will have a full review of the new album soon-come.

To get more of a feel for Gelb, watch below as KEXP has just released these videos of Gelb performing a few songs live in the Bunny Glade at Pickathon last August.

Gelb begins a new leg of a tour in LA next week (Wednesday 11/20 at the Hotel Cafe), and you can see all the dates HERE.