Waterford quintet O Emperor had a relatively quiet 2012, which was apparently spent working away on the follow-up to their well-received 2010 debut Hither Thither in their very own Big Skin HQ studio in Cork.

We'll hear the full fruits of their labour when Vitreous (cover art above) gets released through Big Skin on June 14.
A true DIY effort, if it builds on the promise of the first, we're in for a treat.
Here's the tracklisting:
1. Grandmother Mountain
2. Holy Fool
3. Whitener (Part 1)
4. Brainchild
5. Contact
6. Minuet
7. Land Of The Living
8. Soft In The Head
9. This Is It

And the album trailer: