Following the success of its 2006 eponymous full-length, First Nation, the New York female three-piece is getting ready to release its second effort, Black Habit via Paw Tracks. The album is scheduled to hit the shelves on January 15, 2008.
If you find yourself wandering the "F" section of an indie record store trying not to look confused yet coming up empty when looking for the album, it's not you. It's them.
According to its label, the band has changed its name to Rings. The reason? Rings released this lengthy and poignant statement:
"We changed our name because we are a new kind of band. We thought the name First Nation would produce positive dialog, but it didn't. It's so loaded with identity politics, which is fine, cuz we actually do support other people's ways of self-representing. But, the name never opened up that space for talking about names and identity and social and political structures. It never translated like that . . . and even if it did, that's not what this new incarnation of our band is. For now, we're like a pop band for teenage girls. And for now, Rings makes sense. It's a name for our circular compositions, the bonds between us, our decision-making processes, our mystic beliefs, the circular shapes around us, interlocking, connected, feminine, whole, continuous . . ."
Um, yeah. Okay. A simple, "We felt like it" would've worked, too.
Track list:
Rings: Black Habit
1. Allright Peace
2. Mom Dance
3. Is He Handsome
4. Scape Aside
5. Double Thanks
6. You Remind Me
7. Tone Poem
8. Teepee