I can’t exactly remember the first time I met Candace Clements of Bunny’s A Swine, but it was either when she was organizing Ladyfest Easthampton in 2010, or through her work with the media reform organization Free Press. Either is an equally inspired way to meet someone – especially someone who plays in a band. As it turns out, the critical worldview and passionate energy that Candace holds in her organizing work translates to the smart and intricate pop songwriting of Bunny’s A Swine, a band she plays guitar

and sings in along with guitarist/vocalist Emerson Stevens and drummer Dustin Ashley Cote. The band began playing in 2009, and over five years have written songs reflecting a collective love for urgent storytelling, and sentimental country-inspired influences as much as more dissonant and distorted 90s influences like Pavement and Modest Mouse. Their forthcoming LP Calling Out was recorded, mixed and produced at Sonelab in Easthampton, MA by Justin Pizzoferrato, who has recently recorded artists ranging from

Chelsea Light Moving and Body/Head to Speedy Ortiz and Aye Nako. The Media is honored to present you with a first listen of the record, out on June 8 via the band’s own label TinyRadars. While you listen, read along here for the band’s track-by-track explanation of Calling Out.

Side A:

Everyone Buys You a Kitten
"Everybody Buys You a Kitten" wasn't actually slated for the album, but as an extra track (incidentally Kittens is one of our older songs and has . . .