Punch Brothers recently announced on their Twitter feed what fans have been longing to hear since first picking up the band's 2008 Nonesuch debut, Punch: "Good Followers," they write, "we just put the finishing touches on the 18th of 18 songs that we've earmarked for our new record. Now, to the studio!"

Even with that to look forward to, there is also a pair of very special live performances from the band in the not-too-distant future when they take the stage at New York's Town Hall as special guests of Garrison Keillor for two live broadcast performances of A Prairie Home Companion December 4 and 5. For tickets and information, visit prairiehome.publicradio.org.

With that still weeks away, Paste magazine has published a video interview with the Punch Brothers filmed the night of the group's performance at The Living Room in New York City held during the CMJ music conference a few weeks back. In it, you can hear some music from the band and listen as the guys give some insight into their instruments. You can watch the video at pastemagazine.com.

You can follow the band's Twitter feed at twitter.com/PunchBrothers and the Nonesuch feed at twitter.com/NonesuchRecords.