Belle & Sebastian are four years removed from their last album, 2010’s Write About Love. Now, according to a press release, they’ve hit an Atlanta recording studio with Ben H. Allen III (Gnarls Barkley and Animal Collective) to begin work on its follow-up, their ninth LP to date. Details are still few and far between, but the end result will be released through Matador Records.
To go along with the upcoming release, Matador has also announced an extensive reissue series, which will begin this fall. Plus, frontman Stuart Murdoch’s film God Help the Girl will receive a theatrical run in North America.
In between recording sessions, the band will set out on the road for a number of festival appearances. As of now, they’re only confirmed North American dates are at Austin City Limits. See the full docket below.
(Read: Belle and Sebastian: 12 Great Songs and Stories)
Belle & Sebastian 2014 Tour Dates:
06/19 – Vienna, AT @ Arena Widen Open Air
06/20 – Neuhausen, DE @ Southside Festival
06/21 – Scheesel, DE @ Hurricane Festival
06/22 – Hilvarebbeek, NL @ Best Kept Secret Festival
06/25 – Copenhagen, DK @ DR Concert Hall
06/26 – Norkopping, SE @ Bravalla Festival
06/26 – Costa Brava, ES @ Festival Porta Ferada
06/28 – Santiago de Compostela, ES @ Plaza de la Quintana
08/03 – Katowice, PL @ OFF Festival
08/08 – Cesena, IT @ Rocca Malatestiana
08/10 – Palemro, IT @ Ypsigrock Festival
10/03 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival
10/10 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival
10/31 – Paris, FR @ Pitchfork Paris Festival
Below, watch the band cover Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin'” during a recent charity event:
