You know that Californian Black Lab are one of my my favorite independent rock bands, so I'm very happy to report that they have a brand new studio album out.

It's the sixth of their career and is titled A New World. Fusing the electronic spine of their recent works with the searing rock of the first three albums, Black Lab has taken two years of tragedy and joy and exploded it into something transcendent, a testimony to the cleansing power of loss, redemption, and rock and roll.

The words of Paul Durham about A New World: "Years of blood, sweat, gin, joy, struggle and transcendence -- tears and much unseemly laughter, crashed cars and inscrutable dreams, the death of a lover and the discovery of love, hallucinogens and unimagined ghosts. This is the record of a past we can't forget and a future we can't wait to see, one we want so much for you to hear. this is a A New World."

Buy the album on the band's website or on iTunes and stream it on BandCamp clicking on the image.