To say that The Henry Clay People had a busy 2010 is a understatement to say the least. Not only did the trio release a new album, Somewhere on the Golden Coast. They also toured throughout the year, opening for Silversun Pickups and Drive-By Truckers. Yet despite their busy, busy lives, they found time to head back into the studio. The result of these sessions will be available some time this May as an EP titled This is a Desert.

The first taste from their upcoming release is “The Winter Song.” The slacker ballad is densely produced, adding layers of reverb to a relatively straightforward song structure. The opening line, “If you’re feeling lost then maybe we’ll get found…we’ll kill some time watching cars drive by…we’ll make some messes just to clean up,” will certainly feel appropriate when matched up with the music video below. To put it simply, it’s a backstage fight between the brothers from Henry Clay People fighting for three minutes. They roll around on the floor, hit each other with drumsticks, and have a chaotic battle that fits more with Screeching Weasel’s recent exploits than this group.