A couple years ago, we caught up with Curt Kirkwood to discuss Rise To Your Knees, Meat Puppets' first release since 2000's Golden Lies, and the first with new drummer Ted Marcus. The trio, rounded out by Cris Kirkwood, of course, has clearly fallen into some sort of rhythm: Sewn Together, a collection of a dozen new Curt Kirkwood-produced tracks, is out in a couple of weeks, reportedly about the amount of time it took the band to put the record together. The results are tight, but pleasingly breezy. For example, take a listen to the flanged rock 'n' roll of "Rotten Shame" while you mull the tracklist and album art. As fans of the Meat Puppets might expect, the lyrics seem fairly straightforward at first, but grow more subtly surreal with each listen.Continue reading New Meat Puppets - "Rotten Shame" (Stereogum Premiere)...