The Low Anthem began its ten-city tour with The Avett Brothers last night at Ohio University Memorial Hall and heads next to Ithaca tomorrow night. And as the Rhode Island-based quartet prepares to headline its own tour following this two-week stint, the band is the subject of a feature article in the Boston Phoenix that made the front cover of its hometown Providence Phoenix.

Phoenix writer Chris Conti visited the four members of The Low Anthem before they hit the road, shortly after their American television debut on The Late Show with David Letterman. They were holed up in a (purportedly haunted) former pasta sauce factory in Central Falls, Rhode Island, recording the follow-up to their 2009 Nonesuch debut, Oh My God, Charlie Darwin.

"A quick glance reveals a slew of vintage instruments—bows and saws and pump organs clustered atop a giant rug with pedals and cords aplenty," Conti reports from the space.

On their Nonesuch debut, he says "The band's potential was on full display behind a bluesy encapsulation of the nation's westward expansion during a time when Darwin was ironing out his theories on natural selection."

To get an idea of what's next, the band gives Conti a listen to a bit of what they've been working on. He calls it "a jaw-dropper currently titled 'Boeing 737,' complete with a rumbling finale unlike anything in the TLA catalog."

For much more, visit thephoenix.com.