I’m dedicating this post to our good friends Jay and Carrie, who not only are fans of New York-by-way-of-Phoenix band Miniature Tigers but are soon taking what is sure to be an epic trip to Japan.

How is this relevant, you ask. Well, AbsolutePunk.net is streaming a new Miniature Tigers song called Japanese Woman, a track that will be on the band’s sophomore album Fortress, due out on July 27. It’s sort of a misnomer to call this a new song; the group has been playing it live for at least the past year or so, including a session for AOL’s The Interface last June.

But this is the polished product, on which frontman Charlie Brand sings: “Oh, man, my brother went to Japan / He got caught up in the culture and says he’s never coming home.” I’m sure Jay and Carrie aren’t even considering abandoning us like that.

[STREAM]: Miniature Tigers | Japanese Woman

By the way, you can stream another new Mini T’s song, Mansion of Misery, over at EW.com.