Last week, we showed you the dramatic trailer for the upcoming Maps & Atlases LP, Beware and Be Grateful, set to drop on April 17.

Well, wouldn’t you know it, not even a week later, but the record’s first single was first premiered on RollingStone.com.

As I earlier speculated, this first bit of new Maps & Atlases material continues with the very melodic approach Maps & Atlases showacased on their 2010 record, Perch Patchwork.

“Winter” is a pleasant uptempo number that glides along some peppy guitar play and a bubbling rhythm. It’s quite airy, so much so that the song sounds in danger of floating away if it weren’t anchored by singer Dave Davison’s smokey croon. Listen to “Winter” below:

The band are heading to Europe in April, and there are no North American dates scheduled as of now. But logic says we should expect Maps & Atlases to roll through their hometown sometime this summer.