Bust out the bubbly because it's a celebration with Champaign, Illinois' finest. The Midwesterners in Shipwreck might actually be landlocked but that you wouldn't know it from the fluidity of "Walk in the Woods," a stirring number from the group's upcoming mouth-full-length, Rabbit in the Kitchen With a New Dress On . With a bass line that would make Peter Hook blush and nippy high-hats accenting a flawless, sputtering beat, it would be more of a moonwalk in these woods -- the song's groove lending itself beautifully to any dance move you can muster.

Riffing rapid-fire like Minus the Bear with some of the step-work sensibilities of the Faint's liveliest numbers, Shipwreck also hint at a shadowy sensuality as sing-speak vocals tell the tale of the song's heroine Sierra, stressing "hands as soft as silk" along with her "button nose and bedroom eyes." A self-described stormy lullaby, the fantastical lyrics could be straight out of Greek mythology, including sparrows in yellow skies, spiders in the leaves and a goddess appearing through the water's ripples. Taut and quick, ultimately it's the song's wailing siren sounds that hint at something sinister lurking beneath this fable. Shipwreck's forthcoming album, Rabbit in the Kitchen With a New Dress On , drops Dec. 4 on the Polyvinyl imprint None. 

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Talk: Can Shipwreck drift into the mainstream after their "Walk in the Woods"?