Portland indie rock group Federale has delivered their new single "Advice From A Stranger" today.

The song is another offering from the band’s forthcoming studio album Reverb & Seduction. An accompanying music video, which can be seen here, was animated by Ron Laboray and Niki Elliott of Little Richard’s Almanac.

Vocalist Collin Hegna said this about the song:

“It's a mean world out there. If you don’t choose how you want to live your life, someone else is gonna do it for you. And you can bet they don’t have your best interests at heart. One has to be brave and do the hard things if one wants to accomplish anything worthwhile. And that can be hard when you're swimming against the tide. It's easy to get confused because there’s a lot out there trying to keep us all confused. To thine own fuzz pedal be true. Just a bit of advice from this stranger."

Laboray said this about working on the visual:

"This song 'Advice From A Stranger' supplied us with a broader narrative, and we were able to let our imaginations run. We came to the idea of using Hieronymus Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights as a backdrop while brainstorming possibilities on a hike, as the painting connects well with the themes of god and forgiveness found in the song, and it’s weird as hell. The song's tempo had also led us to consider monster movie possibilities and, after deciding on the painting, the garden gnome emerged as a sort of Godzilla figure, the perfect hero to do battle in Bosch’s garden. 'Advice from a Stranger' is our favorite animation to date - 15th century and it still slaps!"

Pre-orders for Reverb & Seduction, which will be released on July 12 via Jealous Butcher Records, can be made here. Following the album’s release, Federale will embark on a West Coast tour. Tour dates can be seen below. Tickets are on sale to the general public right now here.

Federale tour dates

JULY 12 Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios

JULY 13 Eugene, OR - Sam Bond's Garage

JULY 14 Seattle, WA - Madame Lou's

JULY 16 Boise, ID - Realms

JULY 17 Salt Lake City, UT - International Bar

JULY 18 Las Vegas, NV - The Usual Place

JULY 19 Pioneertown CA - The Red Dog Saloon

JULY 20 Jacumba Hot Springs, CA - Jacumba Hot Springs Hotel

JULY 21 Los Angeles, CA - Gold Diggers

AUG 24 San Francisco, CA - Kilowatt

OCT 4 Reno, NV - Offbeat Fest