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Photo by Dirk Leunis Belgium-based and American-born artist Tucker Zimmerman is set to release his eleventh album Friday, and we have one more song to check out before it comes out. Much like "Buried at Sea," "Lorelei" is a duet with Adrianne Lenker. This one is a fairly traditional folk and singer-songwriter track made much better by the talent involved. Zimmerman's eighty-three years can be heard in his voice, which seems to add to the depth of the song. Plus, we're never going to say no to a song that features Lenker. "Lorelei" is a laid back song that displays a great sense of beauty. This is the type of song that you're going to enjoy if you like any type of folk or Americana. Tucker Zimmerman says of his new single: “I'm turning Lorelei on her head in this song. Enough luring sailors on the river to their destruction. Time to head for the hills with a silver harp and bring some peace into the world.” You can listen to "Lorelei...

Photo by Dirk Leunis For his eleventh studio album (and first on 4AD), American-born and Belgium-based artist Tucker Zimmerman teamed with Big Thief, who produced and performed on the album. The first single, "Burial at Sea," is a duet with Adrianne Lenker, and if you like Big Thief's folkier side, you're going to love this one. It's a laid back modern folk song that rambles a little bit, but not enough to be considered ramblin'. "Burial at Sea" has the feel of people hanging out on a porch or by a fire and just playing music for the love of playing music. It's just more well polished than that. This is my personal introduction to Tucker Zimmerman, but it's more than enough to get me to spend the rest of the day exploring his back catalog. Big Thief says of working with Tucker Zimmerman" “It was an extreme honor to make a record with one of the greatest songwriters of all time. We believe in this music with all of our hearts, and we hope...