Burlap to Cashmere redefined folk rock in the 90s through its unique melding of flamenco and Mediterranean influences crossed with poetically introspective lyrics, yet the band bowed out in 2001 after years of nonstop touring alongside some of the biggest acts in the business took its toll. A decade after its split, the band that paved the way for The Avett Borthers and Mumford & Sons singer/guitarist/songwriter Steven Delopoulos, guitarist John Philippidis and drummer Theodore Pagano have reunited, returning with a beautiful, stripped-down new sound. Earlier this year, the trio hit the studio in California with producer Mitchell Froom (Elvis Costello, Paul McCartney, Sheryl Crow) with a few simple rules: There will be no nudging, no Auto-Tuning, we re going into this for everything that s organic about the band, Philippidis says. The result, the eleven-track self-titled album, is releasing on July 19 on Jive and Essential Records.