Strike Gently was recorded in New York's East Village, in a basement underneath the site of former rock club Brownies, it's the kind of road-trip record you've been missing. Songs you think you know, songs you soon will, like faces in your favorite dive bar.

Catch the Virgins live as they play alongside labelmates Har Mar Superstar and C.O.L.O.R on the Cult Records tour this spring. You can also read more about the new album in this Rolling Stone interview with lead singer Donald Cumming.