The Suburbs Si Sauvage

When they officially broke up in 1987, no one could have guessed that the Suburbs would be back together and making music almost three decades later. The band’s members have been through a lot in that time; founding guitarist Bruce C. Allen passed away in 2009, and just two years later frontman Chan Poling lost his wife, Eleanor Mondale, to cancer.

Through it all, the Suburbs have continued to return to their old stomping grounds, reuniting to play at least a show or two every year and gaining new and younger fans along the way. Between the big “Love is the Law” show in downtown St. Paul last month, their sold-out show at the Cabooze a few weeks later and their gig at the State Fair Grandstand on August 30, it’s gearing up to be an all-out Suburbs revival in the Twin Cities this summer.

And what better way to celebrate that revival than with a new Suburbs album? They’ve just revealed that Si Sauvage, the band’s first new release in 27 years, is due out on August 27.

Si Sauvage features founding members Poling, Hugo Klaers, and Blaine John “Beej” Chaney, plus new bandmates Steve Brantseg and Steve Price and special guest vocalists like Janey Winterbauer and Aby Wolf. It was mixed and is in the process of being mastered by Chuck Zwicky (who also worked on the latest Soul Asylum record), and the band plans to put it out on both CD and vinyl.

1. Born Under a Good Sign
2. Turn The Radio On
3. Dumb Ass Kids
4. Where It Is!
5. What's It Like Out There?
6. Reset The Party
7. You've Got To Love Her
8. I Liked It Better When You Loved Me
9. Si Sauvage
10. This Monkey
11. She Fills My Cup
12. Your Phone Couldn't Care Less