The Low Anthem are the musical guests on the Late Show with David Letterman tonight. They will play "Ghost Woman Blues," the opening track off their forthcoming Nonesuch release, Smart Flesh, due out February 22. The band promises "a simple affair, possibly around a single microphone!" Tune in to CBS starting at 11:35 PM EST tonight to see, as well as the show's other guests, Kevin James and Olivia Munn.

Instant downloads of "Ghost Woman Blues" are included with all pre-orders of Smart Flesh in the Nonesuch Store. The first 250 pre-orders of the album on CD, vinyl, and in a two-disc deluxe edition also include a letterpress printed poster, signed by the band. All pre-orders include high-quality, 320 kbps MP3s of the album available on release day.

The Low Anthem was in New York yesterday to perform three songs from Smart Flesh—"Matter of Time," "Boeing 737," and "Ghost Woman Blues"—live on Soundcheck from New York public radio station WNYC and talk with the show's host, John Schaefer, about the album and their decision to record it in an abandoned pasta sauce factory. You can listen to the segment here:

The band remains in New York for a sold-out show in the beautiful Allen Room overlooking a snow-covered Central Park Thursday night as a part of Lincoln Center's American Songbook series. Details of The Low Anthem's New York City record release show will be announced the following day. For more on the band's upcoming performances, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

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The Low Anthem's Ben Knox Miller spoke at length with Songwriters on Process about the methodology and motivation behind his writing. "I try to write some kind of a song every day, regardless of whether I have a song in mind or not," Miller tells the site. "This helps me stay fluid with the process of writing and making things come out, the hope being when the right moment happens and I have something to write, I am more deliberate and have the mechanical ability to do it." You can read the extensive Q&A at writersonprocess.com.