Yonder Mountain String Band Shares ‘Alison,’ First Single Off New Album

Early next year Colorado jamgrass act Yonder Mountain String Band will release their sixth studio album. Today, the band has previewed the as-of-yet-untitled LP by premiering the video for the album’s first single, “Alison” via Rolling Stone.

The five-piece recorded the official video for “Alison” in the gorgeous mountain town of Telluride using drones. “Alison” is said to be written about a “creeper” with shocking behavior and is sung by Dave Johnston. “[Guitarist] Adam Aijala and I had a lot of fun developing this tune, and it went through a couple of good tweaks,” banjo-playing singer Dave Johnston told Rolling Stone. “The speaker is sort of a stalker type, but he’s also prone to getting duped, so it ends up being a hopeless situation for him. I can’t tell, though, if I feel sorry for him or not.”

Watch the official video for YMSB’s “Alison”: