Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons will release their next album, Singing In The Rain, this fall on Cosmo Sex School Records. The album is for a digital release on October 3 and will be available on CD a few weeks later on October 21.

The recordings sessions had some twists and turns and actually resulted in more than one record. According to the band, “ Singing in the Rain began as a simple collaboration between friends. Joseph, who has been fronting the Jackmormons for nearly two decades, came together with bassist JR Ruppel, drummer Steve Drizos, as well as Walter Salas-Humara, of ’80s New York underground darlings The Silos over a couple weeks with producer Pat Kearns (Lovvers, Sons of Huns, The Exploding Hearts) in Portland, Oregon and laid down basic tracks for what would not only become Singing in the Rain, but also Salas-Humara’s new solo release, Curve and Shake, also due out this year.”

The Jackmormons’ lineup has also recently shifted. The current touring band includes drummer Drizos, bassist Stevie James Wright and guitarist Jeff Crosby. Longtime bassist for the group, Junior has taken leave of the band amicably. In the words of Jerry Joseph:

Junior has left the building. Said he has “stuff to do”. It’s been a fucking mind-numbing remarkable whirlwind of 19 years and we wish him only good things. He would however like his Burt’s Tiki Lounge punch card back. So pony up. While Junior will certainly be missed by no one more then Dex and myself, Steve and Jeff are monster (and good looking) players that have been actively in our universe for years. Love and blessings and kisses to all but to our friend Junior most of all.

The album, a combination of newly written material and reworked selections from from Joseph’s and Salas-Humara’s back catalog,features “Arms By Your Side,” co-written with Salas-Humara and backed by the Paul Brainard Horns, led by the Portland/Austin multi-instrumentalist known for his work with M. Ward, The Eels and Alejandro Escovedo. It also includes Jackmormons’ live favorite “Three Mile Island”. Previously unrecorded, this number features Ruppel’s angelic tenor harmonies and the gorgeous piano flourishes of Jenny Conlee-Drizos (Black Prairie, Decemberists). Other standouts tracks include the besotted swagger and return of the horns in the Jackmormons’ cover of The Silos’ hit, “Drunken Moon” and the Costello-channeling exuberance of the album’s closer and title track, “Singing in the Rain”.

As a companion to the Singing in the Rain release, Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons will also release their new live concert DVD, Nicaragua, recorded over three nights just outside of Rivas, Nicaragua.

The Jerry Joseph Trio, featuring Drizos and James, will perform at Seattle, WA’s The Scarlet Tree tomorrow and Portland, OR’s LaurelThirst Public House on Saturday. The Jackmormons will regroup for a date at New York’s Mercury Lounge on September 10.