Ben Copperhead (previously known as Baby Copperhead) recently announced his forthcoming LP, Wailing Viridescence, due April 28 via Shimmy-Disc. Following the release of the record’s first single, “Copperhead Vagabond,” today, Copperhead shares the second single, “Franny and the Songbirds,” alongside an accompanying music video. “Franny and the Songbirds” highlights Copperhead’s compositional and arranging skills for string quartet, his exuberant Stringed Serpents: Jessica Pavone on viola, Tom Swafford on violin, and Brent Arnold on cello. The song was inspired by his timid window-gazing cat, Franny Kaede’s (Kae-chan) relationship with migratory birds. It also pays tribute to an injured migratory bird that he found and helped transport to the local non-profit, Wild Bird Fund, during the pro...