New Portugal. The Man, "The Dead Dog"

As promised, Portugal. The Man will be releasing an experimental album this year entitled American Ghetto. Made more for their longtime fans, the collection is a departure from more recent work-- specifically The Satanic Satanist which came out just this past July. Their first offering from the new album however is entitled "The Dead Dog." Playing more towards classic psychedelia, a hip-hop beat and swirling samples, it looks like a return to what made the band so engaging and intrepid in their infancy. Hopefully the rest of the effort follows suit.

Check out "The Dead Dog" for the price of an email address below, courtesy of the band. And be on the lookout for Portugal. The Man's new album American Ghetto, which will be released via Equal Vision on March 2.

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