LA-based noise rock outfit The Mae Shi are set to release the fifth record in their mere four year existence, and with a change in lead singers (Jonathan Grey replaces Ezra Buchla this time out) comes a sound that’s still large on two-minute sound detonations, now with new-and-improved pop sensibility. “Lamb & Lion,” oddly enough, sounds like it could turn up in the middle of a Matt & Kim set, while “Run To Your Grave” will be stuck on repeat — either on your iPod or in your head — the rest of the day.

• The Mae Shi – “Lamb & Lion” 

• The Mae Shi – “Run To Your Grave”Download

HLLLYH is out this summer on a label the band is not at liberty to name.

The Mae Shi’s SXSW dates after the jump.

3/14 – Ms Beas at 7:30 (free, all ages, with Ponytail, Aa and Slim Moon)
3/15 – KVRX Party at Bella Blue at 3:30 (free, w/ Greg Ashley, +/- and others)
3/16 – Lucky Lounge at 3pm (free, with Marnie Stern, YACHT and others)
3/16 – The Blender Balcony at the Ritz at 7pm (SXSW band required, with No Age, Indian Jewelry and others)