Earlier this month, we saw First Aid Kit debut a new song, “Emmylou,” from their forthcoming LP, The Lion’s Roar, on KCRW. Now we have a second preview of the tunes they cooked up in the studio with producer Mike Mogis: “Marianne’s Son,” a B-side to the single release of the album’s title track. As always with the Swedish duo, beautiful harmonies and indelible melodies abound in the folk tune, which is backed simply by understated acoustic guitar and synthesizer flourishes.
We’ll keep you posted about when the next song that made the cut for the full-length release arrives, but in the meantime, let’s get psyched for one of next year’s most anticipated records with this fine ditty below:
Last fall, news of Fiona Apple’s fourth album began to trickle out via a pair of interviews with Apple herself and drummer Charley Drayton. For his part, Drayton 
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