Today Grammy  award winning trio Nickel Creek have released their new song, “Where the Long Line Leads,”which is  written by mandolinist Chris Thile, violinist Sara Watkins and guitarist Sean Watkins.

In the press release Nickel Creek discuss what their latest tune is about.

“‘Where the Long Line Leads’ is the hardest we’ve ever sang and played on record, perhaps because the subject matter gets us all riled up, as does the harmonic progression, which almost feels like it’s playing tug-o-war with itself under our fingers.”

“Where the Long Line Leads” is the third track from Nickel Creek’s upcoming new album Celebrants, which will be released onMarch 24 by Thirty Tigers. The trio’s fifth studio album and first new release in nine years, Celebrants marks a long-awaited return for the group and it explores the inherent dynamics of human connection.

Across the 18 tracks, the group addresses love, friendship and time with lyrics both poetic and plain-spoken, as they see bridges built, crossed, burned and rebuilt. Recorded at Nashville’s RCA Studio A, the album was produced by longtime collaborator Eric Valentine (Queens of the Stone Age, Grace Potter, Weezer) and features Mike Elizondo on bass.

“This is a record about embracing the friction inherent in real human connection. We begin the record yearning for and pursuing harmonious connection. We end the record having realized that truly harmonious connection can only be achieved through the dissonance that we’ve spent our entire adult lives trying to avoid.” said Nickel Creek

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