MP3: Autumn Defense – “Back of My Mind” from Once Around, due November 2 on Yep Roc.

Autumn Defense is the puss-pop (“70s AM gold”) side project of Wilco’s John Stirratt and Pat Sansone, and this is their fourth album. You know what you’re getting yourself into when the press release calls it “the thinking man’s easy listening.” The craziest thing about this band is that they tackle the genre without irony. It’s like a summer breeze…blowing through the jasmine in your mind…

Autumn Defense: iTunes, Amazon, Insound, eMusic, wiki

The Autumn Defense on tour

11/6/2010 Autumn Defense Three Oaks MI The Acorn Theatre
11/7/2010 Autumn Defense Cleveland OH Beachland Ballroom
11/8/2010 Autumn Defense Ann Arbor MI The Ark
11/9/2010 Autumn Defense Toronto ON The Drake Hotel
11/11/2010 Autumn Defense Allston MA Great Scott
11/12/2010 Autumn Defense New York NY Le Poisson Rouge
11/13/2010 Autumn Defense Philadelphia PA Tin Angel
11/15/2010 Autumn Defense Arlington VA IOTA Club and Cafe
11/16/2010 Autumn Defense Durham NC The Casbah
11/17/2010 Autumn Defense Decatur GA Eddie’s Attic
11/18/2010 Autumn Defense Nashville TN The Basement
11/20/2010 Autumn Defense Chicago IL Lincoln Hall