In late February, Bombadil received favorable tour press in the Spartanburg Herald-Journal, the newspaper that services the northwest corner of South Carolina. That's minor ink, but it shows that, after health problems caused them to put their adventurous and exultant pop on indefinite hold, Bombadil is working to make up for lost momentum. They'll release a new album, Metrics of Affection, in July. —Grayson Currin