Here at home, in our very small Cotswold town, the only other Giant Sand fan we know is Angus – and so he will be rejoicing today as we have a brand new track to download.

Arizona-based musician Howe Gelb has remained the sole epicenter and creative force behind the ever-fluid configurations of Giant Sand for over a quarter century. 2010 marks the 25th anniversary of the bands 1985 debut long player Valley Of Rain – the point in which Howes music visions began – and will see the release of the complete works of Giant Sand, Howe Gelb, Arizona Amp and The Bands Of Blacky Ranchette. Put simply, this is a collection of works that maintains its own genre-defying singularity drawing on the not-so disparate threads of his south western roots, lo-fi, country, jazz, and punk and just about everything else too.

The new album, Blurry Blue Mountain, is out in the US on the 23rd November. We’ve had a couple of listens and first impressions are way better than good. This is one to seriously watch out for – Angus will be delighted.

Download Giant Sand – Fields Of Green mp3 (from Blurry Blue Mountain)