Volcom has announced the signing of Raleign, North Carolina's Birds of Avalon. The group is described as traversing an area between raw rock and atmospheric pysch-pop. Birds Of Avalon "can tear it up in a three-minute barn-burner or lure you into an extended psychedelic journey, wandering schizophrenically like a Brian May guitar solo," so says Jens Lekman of Cincinnati City Beat.

The label will be releasing Bazaar, Bazaar on May 22nd, and the album was produced by Mitch Easter (R.E.M., Let's Active, Wilco), Greg Elkins and Brian Quast.

You can check out some music on their myspace page.