The last thing your Uncle Grambo expected to find in his inbox this morning was a brand new recording from The Verve! It’s been a long time since we heard new music from the favorite sons of Wigan, and this 14+ minute song entitled “The Thaw Session” does not disappoint. The jammy, psychedelic groove echoes back to what The Verve sounded like when they first broke on the scene, back before they became chart-topping and world-conquering superstars. It’s the kind of rhythm-heavy, blues-influenced sound that we haven’t heard since the group first disbanded during the recording sessions of what would become “Urban Hymns” — far closer to, say, “Gravity Grave” than, say, “Space And Time.” All of the old school Verve fans who became disenchanted with the influence that Richard Ashcroft wielded over Nick McCabe in both the songwriting and recording process during the band’s later years will be thrilled with this track. Yes, I’m talking to you, Wartinsmooth.

Anyway, the track is available exclusively at NME.com. They make you jump through some hurdles in order to download the track, but if you click here, you get to skip most of the shenanigans. Don’t know about you, but my fingers are crossed that The Verve’s reunion tour will eventually bring them back Stateside … Coachella `08, anyone?

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