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Original Sebadoh multi-instrumentalist/ songwriter/noise-maker, lo-fi wizard, and Fields of Gaffney harvester Eric Gaffney leaves those open plains to explore Uncharted Waters with his latest solo release. The disc follows up his 1999 set Brilliant Concert Numbers and arrives today, October 12, via Old Gold Records in the U.S. and Handmade Records in Norway.

Uncharted Waters collects 27 tunes Gaffney recorded over the last ten years on four-track, with Pro Tools, and in-studio-- clocking in at over 70 minutes. That is a whole lotta Gaffney. True to form, Mr. Gaffney maintains a ridiculously lo-fi website here.

Gaffney intends to chart the well-trodden waters of New York City, making a voyage to the CMJ Music Marathon to play three gigs.

As previously reported, the original lineup of Sebadoh-- featuring Gaffney, Lou Barlow, and Jason Loewenstein-- will reunite this spring to play a series of shows. The timing couldn't be better: Sebadoh's 1991 uber-classic III saw re-release earlier this year, garnering a very respectable 9.3 from the 'fork dorks.

Uncharted Waters:

01 Cold Weather
02 Twilight
03 Leave Me Alone
04 Gone Wrong
05 Shark Attack
06 Arcadia
07 I Want a Woman
08 Punk Rock Monkey
09 Coiled
10 Walked in Like a Byrd
11 Puzzle Piece
12 Someone Nice
13 Colorform Viewfinder
14 De-escalation
15 Singing Iceberg
16 Under the Influence of X + Minutemen
17 Too Bad Luck
18 Gold Trimmed Hat (Pro Brush Finale)
19 In Line
20 Flash Flood Advisory
21 Baker Street
22 Time Zones
23 Nights Are Forever
24 Locket Love
25 Stampede Caribou Recipe
26 The L.A. Jogging Soundtrack
27 'Paws On, Paws Off,' Life Isn't Fun Anymore

Gaffney at CMJ:

10-28 New York, NY - Cake Shop
10-29 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
11-03 New York, NY - R&R