If you didn't get on board when this gorgeous, raucous squawk of a folk band took wing with their debut record Hymns From A Dark Horse, it's completely forgivable. It can be difficult in any given year to catch up with even the best releases. If you slept through the hatching of their second release Upper Air, a cloudy, choppy-strummed mix of harmony and accordion, you must have been sleeping pretty hard. However, we all miss the alarm clock occasionally. But it's time to rise and shine, people! Indie folk is not all murky laments and beards. Okay, it is all beards, but whatever. Occasionally there is jubilance and noise, a stirring of wings, a primal beat and something more raw than a lonely guitar arpeggio. The Bowerbirds are touring in support of their new record The Clearing and you won't want to snooze through this, even if the record is a bit more somnolent and calm than their previous efforts. With any luck, some of the jauntier tunes from previous releases will be presented in top form tonight along with the lullabies from the new record. A perfect blend of female/male harmony, humming accordion, roughly-handled nylon string guitar and minimalist drums. Grey skies and sunny afternoons represented in equal measure, with lyrics about love and mother earth and shit. Yeah, they're eco-friendly! What could be more attractive to Seattle on a Tuesday night?