the world unfolds by gabriel & the hounds

so, i must admit--when i first heard the name of this brooklyn based band, i immediately thought of melissa marr's wicked lovely book series. see, there's this group of faeries called the dark court, and they have these guards who are called hounds, and the lead hound is called the gabriel . . .

and that story really has nothing to do with the band (at least i THINK), but i thought it amusing enough to mention. because, seriously--how cool would it be if gabriel levine, the man behind the band, was actually a closet melissa marr fan?

ANYWAY. ahem. gabriel and the hounds have recently signed with communion records, the home of many talented acts such as daughter and matthew and the atlas (*weeps over their recent break-up*).

in advance of their upcoming debut album, gabriel and the hounds just released a new single called the world unfolds. it's a good song, with lots of nineties-style guitars and plaintive vocals that inherently bring you in, like a friend you're sharing a beer with after work. have a listen to/download the song from the soundcloud below:

hey, when is the world gonna unfold for me?
when will answers become crystal clear?
when will anger be beneath me?
hey, when we gonna find a way out
and why isn't my momma around anymore?
papa said, "hey, we just couldn't keep her around"
and papa said, "i can't hear what's real now,
but you've been asking everyone to get out of your way
but there was never anyone in your way"
hey, when's the world going to unfold for me?

hey, when's the world gonna unfold for me?
when am i gonna feel like a super one?
i wish you the best, but i . . .
i could never feel like you do
i never knew what you meant when you said,
you said, "i could never be with you"
hey, when am i gonna feel like a super one?
when am i gonna start having fun?
when am i gonna be one with everyone
and when am i gonna be with you?

i wish you the best but i . . .
i could never feel like you do
and i never knew what you meant when you said
you said, "i could never be with you"

hey, when am i gonna feel like a super one?
when am i gonna start having fun?
when's the world gonna unfold for me?
when will anger be beneath me?

Gabriel & The Hounds - The World Unfolds by communionmusic

gabriel and the hounds' debut album will be available via communion records in february 2012.