After releasing The Surburbs/Month Of May single and teasing anxious listeners about their new album, Arcade Fire have begun announcing dates in North America throughout August around their show at Lollapalooza. Spoon will be opening on select dates.

06-07 Théâtre Granada, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
06-08 Théâtre Granada, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
06-28 Senaatintori, Helsinki, Finland
06-30 Dalhalla, Rättvik, Sweden
07-02 The Hove Festival, Arendal, Norway
07-04 Rock Werchter, Werchter, Belgium
07-09 Oxegen, Punchestown Racecourse, Ireland
07-12 Festival d’ete de Québec, Québec, QC, Canada
07-13 Ottawa Bluesfest, Ottawa, ON, Canada
07-31 Osheaga, Montreal, QC, Canada
08-01 Bank of America Pavilion, Boston, MA
08-02 The Mann Center, Philadelphia, PA*
08-04 Madison Square Garden, NYC*
08-06 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD*
08-08 Lollapalooza, Chicago, IL, US
08-09 Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN
08-11 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA*
08-14 Toronto Centre Island, Canada
08-27 Leeds Festival, Leeds, UK
08-28 Reading Festival, Reading, UK
08-29 Rock en Seine, Paris, France
08-31 Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany
09-02 I-Day Festival, Bologna, Italy

*with Spoon

Track list:

LCD Soundsystem – Get Innocuous! (Sound Of Silver)
Interpol – Evil (Antics)
Beyonce – Single Ladies (I Am… Sasha Fierce)
Spoon – I Summon You (Gimme Fiction)
The Antlers – Two (Hospice)
Peter & Gordon – Sunday For Tea
Dntel – (This Is) The Dream Of Chan and Evan [ft. Ben Gibbard] (Life Is Full Of Possibilities)
Elliott Smith – Waltz #2 (XO)
Free – All Right Now (Fire And Water)
Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons – Beggin’
We Are Scientists – It’s A Hit (With Love & Squalor)
Depeche Mode – Enjoy the Silence
Local Natives – Airplanes (Gorilla Manor)
Julie London – Cry Me A River
Bright Eyes – Old Soul Song (I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning)
Modest Mouse – Life Like Weeds (The Moon & Antarctica)

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It promises to be one of the best indie rock shows of the year. Spoon, set to release seventh LP Transference on Merge next week, are headlining a series of concerts across the US and Canada, with support from Bradford Cox and his troupe of indomitable indie shoegazers, Deerhunter. The tour kicks off with a special gig on March 17 in Spoon’s home town, Austin, which will function as a showcase for the renowned South By Southwest Festival.

British weird-pop girl Micachu, and fellow Texans The Strange Boys, are also playing on a number of the dates listed below.

March 17 Austin, TX – Stubbs (NPR SXSW showcase) *
March 18 New Orleans, LA – Republic *
March 19 Birmingham, AL – Workplay Soundstage *
March 20 Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle *
March 22 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club *
March 23 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club *
March 24 Richmond, VA – The National *
March 26 New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall *
March 27 Boston, MA – House of Blues *
March 29 Toronto, Ontario – Sound Academy *
March 30 Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theater *
April 01 Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom %
April 02 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue %
April 03 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue %
April 05 Denver, CO – Ogden Theater %
April 06 Denver, CO – Ogden Theater %
April 07 Salt Lake City, UT – In the Venue %
April 09 Seattle, WA – Moore Theater %
April 10 Seattle, WA – Moore Theater %
April 11 Vancouver, British Columbia – Orpheum Theater %
April 13 Oakland, CA – Fox Theater %

All dates listed include Spoon and Deerhunter. The Strange Boys are playing on the asterisked dates, while Micachu is playing on the ones with the percentage signs.

- Via Pitchfork and Merge

Artist – Song (Album)

Modest Mouse – Dramamine (This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About)
Ray Charles & Betty Carter – It’s Cold Outside
The Wombats – Dr. Suzanne Maddox PhD (A Guide To Love, Loss and Desperation)
Los Campesinos! – The Sea Is A Good Place To Think About The Future (Romance Is Boring)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Cold Light (Fever To Tell)
Nat King Cole – Orange Colored Sky
Portishead – Chase The Tear (Amnesty International Single)
Gang Gang Dance – Vacuum (Saint Dymphna)
Leo Sayer – You Make Me Feel Like Dancing (Endless Flight)
Pantha Du Prince – Satellite Snyper (Black Noise)
Animal Collective – Winter Wonder Land (Strawberry Jam)
Chicago – If You Leave Me Now (Chicago X)
Flight Of The Conchords – Too Many Dicks (On The Dancefloor) (I Told You I Was Freaky)
Spoon – Out Go The Lights (Transference)

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Transference

[Merge; 2010]

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“Written in Reverse” the first single from Spoon’s upcoming seventh studio album Transference is available to stream now below (via NPR’s All Songs Considered). The song will be available to purchase through iTunes from tomorrow (December 1st) and available physically on 7 inch vinyl on the 5th of January with the b-side “Mean Red Spider.”

MP3: Spoon – “Written In Reverse”

The album art for Transference has also been unveiled and can be seen below. The album will be released on January 19th via Merge.

Kicking off the new decade, Spoon has announced they have a new album coming out January 26th called Transference via Merge Record.

Transference Tracklist:

01 Before Destruction
02 Is Love Forever?
03 The Mystery Zone
04 Who Makes Your Money
05 Written in Reverse
06 I Saw the Light
07 Trouble Comes Running
08 Goodnight Laura
09 Out Go the Lights
10 Got Nuffin
11 Nobody Gets Me But You