Danny Seim of Menomena, The National‘s Bryan Devendorf and Dave Nelson, who has performed with David Byrne and Sufjan Stevens, have formed the new supergroup Pfarmers and will release their debut album ‘Gunnera‘ on May 12th.
“The record is about a dream I had where I’m reluctantly accepting a fear of drowning by focusing on being reincarnated as a giant Gunnera plant, which thrive on the banks of rivers (specifically the Jordan River i.e. the Biblical promised land) after I paint myself gold and sink to the bottom like the El Dorado of South American folklore,” Seim says.
A special Ultra Limited Collector’s Edition, limited to just 50 copies, will be released complete with a ‘themed seed bomb sculpture’ courtesy of Chicago artist Edward Cabral.
“A seed bomb is compressed soil/clay/ceramics containing live vegetation,” a press release explains. “When left outside in a field or garden they will dissolve and grow. Edward Cabral has sculpted these functional seed bombs into unique gold-leafed art pieces resembling the folk art of El Dorado and filled with real Gunnera seeds.”
‘Gunnera’ tracklisting:
‘Benthos’
‘You Shall Know the Spirit’
‘Work for Me’
‘El Dorado’
‘The Ol’ River Gang’
‘How to Build a Tube’
‘Promised Land’