Lefort-fave Sam Beam (Iron & Wine) and talented Jesca Hoop will soon release a new co-written album entitled Love Letter For Fire, (coming on April 15th via Sub Pop/Black Cricket Recording Co.). Beam is on a duets roll, having last released the covers-album Sing Into My Mouth last year with Band of Horses’ Ben Bridwell.

Today the duo released its first official video for their charming new song Valley Clouds. The video captures a karaoke duo (imagine that) performing the song, while Beam and Hoop work the surrounding bar. We love the song, which seems an up-tempo companion piece to Iron & Wine’s Upward Over the Mountain.  While musically jaunty, the song’s lyrics are laden (“Into the wind it’ll baptize our skin till the music is tender”).

Afterwards check out the previously-released single Every Songbird Says.

Beam and Hoop will head out on tour in May to Cali and beyond.  Check out the dates and get tickets at the links above.