Trampled by Turtles going ‘fully analog’ with surprise album dropping next week

MINNEAPOLIS — Never one to bill itself as an old-timey string band, Trampled by Turtles is taking a decidedly old-school approach with a record set to drop next week. The Minnesota acoustic sextet surprised fans Tuesday with news it has a new LP, titled “Good Dogs,” ready for release Nov. 20. More surprising than when it’s coming out is how. kAm%96 2=3F> :D 86EE:?8 2 “7F==J 2?2=@8” C6=62D6[ @?=J E@ 36 2G2:=23=6 @? G:?J= @C 42DD6EE6 7@C E96 7:CDE EH@ >@?E9D @7 :ED C6=62D6] (92E’D >@C6[ D@?8D 2C6 36:?8 D6?E @?=J E@ AF3=:4 C25:@ DE2E:@?D 7@C 2:C:?8] %96J H:== ?@E 36 2G2:=23=6 @? DEC62>:?8 A=2E7@C>D F?E:= y2?F2CJ]k^Am kAm“(6’C6 8@??2 D=@H 5@H? 2?5 =:DE6? @? E96 C25:@ @C @? 2 EFC?E23=6 ,@C. 42DD6EE6 564<[” E96 32?5 HC@E6 :? :ED k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]:?DE28C2>]4@>^A^s7<8{'qu6Ky^n:>80:?56Il`Q E2C86ElQ03=2?6?E A@DEk ^2m]k^Am kAm!FEE:?8 :ED 32?;@ 2?5 7:55=6 H96C6 :ED >@FE9 :D[ %C2>A=65 E@@< 2 D=@H6C[ EC:4<:6C 2?5 AC:4:6C 2==\2?2=@8 2AAC@249 E@ C64@C5:?8 “v@@5 s@8D]” $@?8D H6C6 42AEFC65 @? C66=\E@\C66= E2A6 :?DE625 @7 E96 =@?8\>@56C?:K65 2AAC@249 @7 5:8:E2= C64@C5:?8]k^Am kAmx? 2 D6A2C2E6 ?@E6 E@ 8@ H:E9 E96 C64@C5[ %C2>A=65 7C@?E >2? s2G6 $:>@?6EE 6IA@F?565 @? H9J 2?5 9@H E96 32?5 H2D D@ :?E6?E @? 2? 2?2=@8 2AAC@249]k^Am kAm“%96 >2<:?8 @7 @FC ?6H 2=3F> 42>6 23@FE 2D 2 C6DA@?D6 E@[ :? >J 9F>3=6 @A:?:@?[ 2? 6I46DD @7 >@56C?:EJ :? C64@C5:?8[” E96 D:?86C^8F:E2C:DE HC@E6[ 8@:?8 @? E@ A:?A@:?E E96 6I24E C64@C5:?8 =@42E:@?i 9:D =:G:?8 C@@> :? |:??62A@=:D]k^Am kAm“t2D:=J >J 72G@C:E6 C64@C5:?8 6IA6C:6?46[” 96 25565]k^Am kAm“(6 =:<6 E@ C64@C5 H9:=6 A=2J:?8 =:G6 C:89E ?6IE E@ 6249 @E96C]]] ] r2== :E 2 4C62E:G6 =:>:E2E:@?[ 3FE[ 7@C >6[ E96 C62= C62D@? :D E92E A=2J:?8 >FD:4 H:E9 7C:6?5D :D E96 36DE A2CE 23@FE 2?J @7 E9:D] p?5 x >62? A=2J:?8 2?5 D:?8:?8 C:89E ?6IE E@ E96> :? E96 D2>6 DA246 2?5 E:>6[ ?@E @G6C5F33:?8 >J E65:@FD =JC:4D @? E@A @7 E96:C >FD:4 52JD 27E6C E96J >256 :E]”k^Am kAm%96 7:CDE 9:?E @7 E96 ?6H 2=3F> 42>6 @? ~4E] ag[ !F3=:4 #25:@ |FD:4 s2J[ H96? E96 32?5 A2CE?6C65 H:E9 E96 ?@?4@>|&$xr p==:2?46 E@ AC6>:6C6 E96 {!’D E:E=6 EC24< @? AF3=:4 C25:@ DE2E:@?D 2C@F?5 E96 4@F?ECJ] %C2>A=65 2=D@ 82G6 9@>6\EFC7 72?D 2? 62C=J =:DE6? E@ “v@@5 s@8D” H96? :E A6C7@C>65 E96 D@?8 2E E96 |:??6D@E2 r@F?ECJ r=F3 76DE:G2= :? yF=J]k^Am kAm}@H[ E96 2G:5 |:??6D@E2 %3% 2F5:6?46 H:== 86E 7:CDE 5:3D @? 962C:?8 >@C6 @7 E96 C64@C5 A=2J65 =:G6 27E6C :ED C6=62D6] %F6D52J’D 2=3F>\C6=62D6 2??@F?46>6?E :?4=F565 ?6H “6G6?:?8 H:E9” 4@?46CE 52E6D 2C@F?5 E96 4@F?ECJ E9C@F89 DAC:?8] %96 7:CDE @?6 H:== 36 2? F?56CA=2J 8:8 2E 2 ?@E\J6E\5:D4=@D65 %H:? r:E:6D =@42E:@? @? }@G] aa]k^Am kAm%96 32?5 :D D6E E@ A=2J 2 7C66 b A]>] :?\DE@C6 8:8 2E E96 t=64EC:4 u6EFD @? }@G] a`] !C6@C56CD @7 “v@@5 s@8D” 2C6 36:?8 E2<6? 2E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^6=64EC:476EFD]4@>^}6HDxE6>^``_hgQ E2C86ElQ03=2?k^2m] %96 7:CDE `d_ 4FDE@>6CD E@ @C56C E96 2=3F> E96C6 H:== 86E 2 A2DD E@ E96 }@G] a` 8:8]k^Am kAm}@E 4@F?E:?8 =2DE J62C’D 2=3F> 7@C $F3 !@A #64@C5D[ “p=2? $A2C92H< H:E9 %C2>A=65 3J %FCE=6D” — E9@F89 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]DE2CEC:3F?6]4@>^2=2?\DA2C92H<\@7\=@H\D@=@\2=3F>D\DF3\A@A\H9:E6\C@D6D\EC2>A=65\3J\EFCE=6D\>:>:\A2C<6C\4JCFD\5F=FE9^e_`badb`bQ E2C86ElQ03=2?A=65 72?D — “v@@5 s@8D” H:== 36 E96 `_E9 7F==\=6?8E9 DEF5:@ {! :? E96 %3% 5:D4@8C2A9J] %96 =2DE @?6 H2D a_aa’D y677 %H665J\AC@5F465 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]DE2CEC:3F?6]4@>^9@H\H:=4@D\;677\EH665J\96=A65\C6D92A6\EC2>A=65\3J\EFCE=6D\@G6C5F6\2=3F>\>:??6D@E2\52G6\D:>@?6EE^e__a`hcd`Q E2C86ElQ03=2?^EC2>A=65\3J\EFCE=6D\5625\>2?\H:?E6C\52G6\D:>@?6EE\?6H\6AD\DFCAC:D6\2=H2JD\96C6\?@H\AC6\@C56C^e_``cgabbQ E2C86ElQ03=2?A2?:@? E@ 2? t! @7 E96 D2>6 D@?8D C64@C565 3J $:>@?6EE’D C@4<:6C D:56 AC@;64E s625 |2? (:?E6C]k^Am kAm(9:=6 E96 G:?J=\@?=J :?:E:2= 2AAC@249 E@ C6=62D:?8 “v@@5 s@8D” :D ?6H E@ %C2>A=65[ :E 92D 366? 6>A=@J65 3J 2CE:DED :?4=F5:?8 $EFC8:== $:>AD@?[ y24< (9:E6 2?5 E96 2=H2JD\2?2=@8\9JA:?8 }6:= *@F?8]k^Am