Cougar - Patriot

01  Stay Famous
02  Florida Logic
03  Rhinelander
04  Pelourinho
05  Thundersnow
06  Heavy Into Jeff
07  Endings
08  This Is An Affidavit
09  Appomattox
10  Daunte v. Armada
11  Absaroka

Cougar finally have someone to release their second album. London-based independent labelNinja Tune, home to an eclectic roster of hip-hop and electronic artists such as Kid Koalaand Daedelus, is slated to release the Madison-formed band's new full-length, Patriot, later this year. The fit is appropriate: Cougar's 2006 album Law is a great instrumental-rock record, but Patriot, recorded with band members spread out around the country, deliberately sounds like less of a "band" record and ventures further into the creatively booming territories of instrumental electronica and left-field hip-hop—though without losing sight of Law's graceful, powerful foundation.