by Gil Kaufman 7/29/2014

Its been a minute since we heard new music from Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. And while it sounds like well have to wait a bit longer for the proper follow-up to their smash breakthrough, The Heist, there is a new Mack track out there.

The lead single from Seattle band Fences, Arrows, is a bouncy bit of alt-pop produced by Lewis and featuring vocals from Macklemore and is just the latest hook-up between old friends Mack and Fences leader Christopher Mansfield, with the latter earning a co-writing credit on the Heist track 10,000 Hours.

While Mansfields pleading vocals and impressionistic emo lyrics focus on breaking out on your own and out of the shadow of your parents, Macklemores verses touch on the exhausting treadmill of fame and fortune. Cant hit those brakes/ This is what you wanted, huh? he raps. But you got it all in vain cause you forgot who you are/ Right as the world learned your name it goes.

Fences is a good friend, Macklemore told Billboard. Hes fud up in the same way that Im f-d up. Because of that, our lives relate beyond the music. Ive always admired his talent for illustrating with words and evoking imagery. Weve made a bunch of stuff together over the years and this here song about Arrows is my favorite one weve done.

Mansfield said the pair have the kind of relationship where when the phone rings they are always there for each other. And once the rapper was on board, Lewis was the only logical choice to handle production. The song dropped on Tuesday (July 29) and Macklemore couldnt have ben more excited. Its out!!!! Yes. #arrows, he wrote.

At press time Arrows had already risen to #82 on the iTunes Top Songs list. The song will be featured on Fences upcoming album, Lesser Oceans, due out on October 14. Fences will perform Arrows with Mack and Lewis at the Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival on August 9.

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Fences, a Seattle alt-pop band helmed by Christopher Mansfield, is gearing up to release a new album in October, and Tuesday, July 29, they'll premiere the project's lead single "Arrows" on the Seattle radio station KEXP. The band has an established underground following, but the song could thrust them into Hot 100 territory: It's catchy, packed with emotion, and features Grammy award-winners Macklemore and Ryan Lewis.

This isn't the first time Mansfield and Macklemore have worked together. The duo met years ago while gigging around Seattle, and Mansfield co-wrote a song on Macklemore's 2012 album The Heist ("10,000 Hours"), and was featured on 2011's "Otherside Remix," which he co-wrote.

Fences is a good friend," said Macklemore. "Hes fu---d up in the same way that Im f----d up. Because of that, our lives relate beyond the music. Ive always admired his talent for illustrating with words and evoking imagery. Weve made a bunch of stuff together over the years and this here song about Arrows is my favorite one weve done."

"We have the kind of relationship where we call each other up and the answer is always just, sure, whatever you need," Mansfield said. Once Macklemore was added to the track, he said Lewis was the obvious choice for production. "He was by far the best person to wrap it up and put the bow on it," he said.

Fences is known for tortured love songs and emo anthems, but "Arrows" has a slightly lighter touch than the songs on its self-titled debut album from 2010. It's largely about empathy, he said, and trying to let go of control in the search for your identity.

"Part of the reason I wanted Macklelmore on the song is because he speaks his mind about the fact that he doesn't always feel like he has control over his story," Mansfieldsaid. "But he also understands that sometimes, it's okay to go with it."

Mansfield signed to Atlantic's Elektra Records imprint last year, and was connected to Death Cab for Cutie's Chris Wallaand Of Monsters and Mens Jacquire King. Both Walla and King are listed as producers on "Lesser Oceans," along with Ryan Lewis.

"When I heard Chris Mansfield's demos for this album, I knew I had to work with him," said Elektra president Jeff Castelaz. "The songs he and Fences cohort Benjamin Greenspan created for Lesser Oceans capture those moments that pass most of us by in our hectic lives."

The album is available for pre-order tomorrow and will be out Oct. 14. Pre-orders include "Arrows" and "Songs About Angels," which he uploaded to YouTube earlier this month.

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hide captionClockwise from upper left: Fences (aka Christopher Mansfield) and Macklemore, Zola Jesus, Spider Bags, Sun Kil Moon, Frazey Ford

Just off the train from the Newport Folk Festival, Bob Boilen jumps at the chance to share a song by The Oh Hellos, his favorite discovery of the weekend. On "The Valley," the Texas band thunders and strums its way to a glorious sing-along chorus. Robin Hilton follows that with a premiere from Frazey Ford, whose soulful voice reinforces the celebratory mood of "September Fields."

Bob takes us in a different direction with Sun Kil Moon's devastating "Carissa," Mark Kozelek's autobiographical account of the freak accident that killed his cousin. Feeling the need to brighten the room a bit, Robin plays Fences' bouncy pop tune "Arrows," featuring a guest verse from Macklemore and production by Ryan Lewis.

Later in the show, Bob shares GOAT's "Hide From The Sun" before Robin plays new music from the full-throttle, jangly, punk rock trio Spider Bags.

Bob closes out the show with Zola Jesus' "Dangerous Days," a high-powered dance-rock tune that gives him the energy needed to pick up his suitcase and get home for some much-needed sleep.

If you want to hear more from the Newport Folk Festival, we've got sets from Jenny Lewis, Jeff Tweedy and lots more at our Newport Folk hub.

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by Matthew Scott Donnelly 7/29/2014

Showing up to a party uninvited might earn you a few dirty looks, but one filmmaker has proved doing the same backstage at a big-time music festival could earn you the opportunity of a lifetime.

Music buff James Marcus Haney, who was always too short on cash to earn entry to Austin City Limits, Glastonbury or Bonnaroo, resigned himself to the idea that hed only ever be able to hear his favorite tunes on the radio. But one day, with a camera in hand and all reservations tossed to the wayside, he jumped enough fences, sidestepped enough security guards and flashed enough fake badges to land backstage at music festival heaven Coachella. And then, all bets were officially off.

In the trailer for MTV original doc No Cameras Allowed, below, youll see Haney journey across the country, break through miles of red tape and capture incredible footage of acts like Mumford & Sons, Jay-Z and Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, to name a few. And though sneaking into concert series isnt the traditional (or legal) route most filmmakers take, theres no denying the guys talent.

The access and perspective he is so hungry for is what makes his images so unique and compelling, and the force that propels this behavior is deep within him and pure, says Mumford & Sons bassist Ted Dwane, whos featured in the video.

Check out the clip, tell us what you think of Haneys method and be sure to tune in to No Cameras Allowed on Friday, August 29 at 10/9c on MTV!

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A man who broke through two locked doors and four barbed wire fences to escape West Australia's largest prison is receiving treatment in custody for cuts.

Brett Shannon Klimczak, 31, escaped from Acacia Prison on Monday morning but was caught hours later while trying to evade police in Jane Brook.

It was his second escape from a WA jail in four years.

In December 2010, Klimczak used a vehicle to smash his way out of Wooroloo Prison Farm and was on the run for about three weeks before being caught.

Corrective Services Minister Joe Francis said the extensive obstacles Klimczak had to overcome showed he was absolutely determined to break out of Acacia.

"These are significant razor wire fences," Mr Francis said.

"There was a fair bit of blood at the scene."

WA Corrective Services commissioner James McMahon said non-routine and routine 24/7 patrols of Acacia's perimeter were now in place and an investigation into the escape had begun.

Corrective services opposition spokesman Paul Papalia said WA Labor warned the Barnett Government in December that security at the Serco-operated prison Acacia was comprised because of massive overcrowding and understaffing.

Klimczak is the first person to break out of Acacia since Serco took over operations 10 years ago.

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Brett Shannon Klimczak, who escaped from Acacia Prison in the early hours of this morning. Source: Supplied

TWO Serco guards at Acacia Prison have been suspended after an inmate today escaped by breaking through two locked doors and four barbed wire fences.

Medium security Acacia Prison tonight remained in lockdown as the Department of Corrective Services and private operator Serco investigate how 31-year-old prisoner, Brett Shannon Klimczak, managed to break free of his cell or unit, internal fencing, alarms and a perimeter fence.

Police caught the man about 9.30am this morning allegedly his second jailbreak in four years.

Klimczak allegedly escaped Acacia Prison, near Wooroloo, in the early hours of this morning.

Police will allege Klimczak was caught after a chase where his vehicle came to a stop after being bogged on Toodyay Road and Wilson Road in Jane Brook about 9.30am.

It will be further alleged the vehicle he was caught in was a Landcruiser stolen from a home on Great Southern Highway in Woottating this morning.

It was his second escape from a WA jail in four years.

A Serco spokesman tonight confirmed two of its staff had been suspended pending the investigation, which could take a couple of weeks.

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