Salt is the new album from Hoots & Hellmouth and will see a release in April.

Taster single Why Would You Not Want To Go There? has a slow-burn intensity that builds in tandem with some expertly judged flourishes of piano and electric guitar. The band have drawn favourable comparisons with the Avett Brothers and Delta Spirit and you can add Dr. Dog and Blitzen Trapper to the list too as they expertly mine that rich seam of country and rock from vulnerable introspection to vibrant sing-alongs.

Hoots & Hellmouth are pretty new to us, but their own old fashioned take on thought provoking, intelligent rock is a joy and marks the album out as a must-have for the spring.

Download Hoots & hellmouth – Why Would You Not Want To Go There? mp3 (from Salt)