Every now and again, crisscrossing America on one tour or another, Quiet Life founders and Waterford natives Ryan and Sean Spellman pull the band van to the side of the road, hop out onto the breakdown lane, and click their heels together three times with the sort of syncopation you’d expect from professional musicians.

“There’s no place like home.”

Well, metaphorically, anyway.

The long-running Americana band has headquartered out of Portland, Oregon, for years, but southeastern Connecticut has always resonated — both creatively and in terms of matters of familial roots — with the siblings.

“This area feels like home to me,” says guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Sean Spellman. “Obviously, that feeling changes in ways as you get older, but the familiarity of and comfort in seeing family, friends and acquaintances who have been a part of my life for a very long time is something that I don’t have anywhere else — so that’s something special.”

On Tuesday, in commemoration of those sentiments, the latest Quiet Life lineup returns to the ol’ neighborhood to play a show in the Oasis Pub. It’s a special, pre-release date in support of a new album, “Foggy,” which officially comes out April 8 from Strange Light Records. It’ll be available in CD, digital and collectible vinyl editions, and, yes, you can and should get copies at the performance — it’s without question the band’s most adventurous, distinctive and mature recording.

With Scott McMicken — guitarist/vocalist for indie rock headliners Dr. Dog — at the helm for production duties, “Foggy” is a spectral, atmospherically fuzzy album. Recorded in Mount Slippery, Dr. Dog’s Pennsylvania home studio, Spellman’s tunes took on a kaleidoscopic glow. Too, the songs themselves reveal his increasingly compositional diversity, and listeners will revel in fleeting and rewarding hints of The Band, Flaming Lips, Wilco, Randy Newman, the Lumineers, “Morning Phase”-era Beck’, and Sparklehorse.

Sean Spellman took a few minutes earlier this week to answer five questions about “Foggy,” the band, and life in general. 

Q. How did Scott McMicken get involved with the “Foggy” project?

A. “I was house-sitting for Scott while Dr. Dog was on tour for a while, and I was writing songs in his back shed. Eventually, for fun, we recorded some demos and it just went on from there. Scott’s one of the most creative individuals I know and he has a talent way beyond simply just being an artist and musician. He has a way of bringing out the best in people, of encouraging them with such a positive influence. It’s a pleasure just to hang out with him, much less make music together.” 

Q. However it worked, “Foggy” seems like Quiet Life’s most ambitious and wide-ranging album — in terms of production and sound as well as songwriting. Do you think you stretched your wings, so to speak, as a songwriter?

A. “I’d like to think I’ve broadened my palette as a songwriter, and I know the band’s sound has evolved over the years. That’s what keeps it interesting. For ‘Foggy,’ I had some home demos close to structurally complete but not finished until we went into the studio with Scott. We all have different tastes and we embraced that. A big part of our comfort in using different sounds — in straying from the confines of folk rock or Americana (or whatever people call us) — came from the confidence and encouragement from Scott and engineer Nathan Sabatino. We found the value in imperfections!”

Q. Obviously, the music and performance aspects change over the years. How has the business side of Quiet Life evolved?

A. “At this point, there are so many people involved — musicians, management, record label, booking agents. Our tours are more calculated and it’s not just us involved in the decision-making process. It’s not like how it used to be when we’d just decide to hit the road on short notice, play shows for gas money for a month, then come back and pick up shifts at the Oasis.”

Q. A big difference on the upcoming tour is that longtime guitarist (and former Stonington resident) Thor Jensen won’t be with you guys.

A. “We will always consider Thor a part of the Quiet Life family. He had a great opportunity to play with (legendary Gypsy jazz guitarist) Stephane Wremble that’s going to take him all over the world — and that limits his opportunities to tour with us. We’re stoked for him. Hopefully, he’ll join us if we ever get an invite to play ‘American Bandstand.’”

Q. At this point in your career, what’s your perspective? Has it been everything you wanted, and where would you like to see it go?

A. “You know, one day, I’d like to be able to buy a nice little house somewhere near a beach. But if that isn’t in the cards, I’ll be happy knowing that at least some people have listened to and enjoyed our songs — and we’ve made them on our terms with people we consider friends and family. That alone is success.”

IF YOU GO

Who: Quiet Life

What: Tour-opening performance by Americana band in advance of their latest album, "Foggy"; Wild Sun, Brazen Youth and Mike Quinn also will perform

When: 9 p.m. Tuesday

Where: Oasis Pub, 16 Bank St., New London

How much: $7

Info: quietlifeband.com