We’ve been fans of the Indiana band Houndmouth since we first laid ears on them back in 2012 .  In that same year they were signed to Rough Trade and released the critically-acclaimed album From the Hills Below the City.  Heretofore we’ve loved the much-vaunted verve and drive of the band live, and leaders Matt Myers and Katie Toupin in particular.

Houndmouth is currently at work on their sophomore album (as yet untitled), which will be released in 2015.  And now they’ve released the first song from these sessions, a dramatic downshift entitled For No One.  In contrast to their prior program, For No One is a superb, spare and intense ballad sung in the key of Dylan and delivered with vivid, Dylan-esque imagery (including one more reference in song to Kon Tiki).  Bravo!  Check it out below.