California indie rock band Why? have been working towards a new album for some time now, even embarking on a brief U.S. tour last summer to preview some of their new material (unfortunately, most of the dates were ultimately canceled after Yoni Wolf suffered a hand injury.) Now, according to a press release, the band has signed with Anticon in North America and City Slang in Europe, and they’ll release their fifth full-length this fall. As a precursor, they’ve put together a six-track EP, which will be available on August 14th. “Sod in the Seed” is that effort’s title track, and you can listen to it below.
Update: The band has also announced new U.S. tour dates, which you can find mapped out below.
Sod in the Seed EP Tracklist:
01. Sod in the Seed
02. For Someone
03. The Plan
04. Probably Cause
05. Twenty Seven
06. Shag Carpet
WHY? 2012 Tour Dates:
08/24 – Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note *&
08/25 – Norman, OK @ Opolis *&
08/26 – Santa Fe, NM @ SOL @ Santa Fe Brewing *&
08/27 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom *&
08/28 – Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex *#
08/30 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall ^*#
08/31 – Arcata, CA @ Arcata Playhouse *#
09/01 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom *#
09/02 – Seattle, WA @ Bumbershoot Festival
09/03 – Boise, ID @ Reef *%
09/04 – Salt Lake City, UT @ In the Venue *%
09/05 – Englewood, CO @ The Gothic *%
09/06 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room *%
09/07 – Lawrence, KS @ The Granada *%
09/08 – Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center ^*%
09/09 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall ^*%
09/10 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom ^*%
09/11 – Ithaca, NY @ The Haunt^*+
09/12 – Cambridge, MA @ Middle East^*+
09/13 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg ^*+
09/14 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer ^*+
09/15 – Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall ^*+
09/16 – Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle ^*+
09/17 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl ^*+
09/18 – Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge ^*+
10/05 – Düsseldorf, DE @ New Fall Festival
10/06 – Evreux, FR @ L’Abordage
10/07 – Paris, FR @ Maroquinerie
10/08 – Brighton, UK @ Old Market
10/09 – London, UK @ Electric Ballroom
10/10 – Manchester, UK @ Central Methodist Church
10/11 – Bristol, UK @ Fleece
10/12 – Glasgow, UK @ SWG3
10/13 – Oxford, UK @ The Bullingdon
10/15 – Berlin, DE @ Volksbühne
* = w/ Serengeti
^ = w/ Doseone
& = w/ DJ Tony Trimm
# = w/ dj sodapop
% = w/ Jel (DJ Set)
+ = w/ DJ Thanksgiving Brown
