Stereolab preps new album, tour

By Alex Young on July 22nd, 2008

If you checked out last week’s Friday Mixtape, you may have noticed that Stereolab has a new tune entitled “Three Women”. The catchy little tune, backed by cool, Motown influenced beats, is in fact the first single off the band’s forthcoming album, Chemical Chords, set for release on August 19 via 4AD Records. The 14 songs making up the followup to 2004’s Margerine Eclipse were widdled down from a field of 32 in order to deliver what is described as the English native’s “tautest, most highly focused work this century.”

In addition to the upcoming release, Stereolab has also announced an extensive U.S. tour, scheduled to begin near the end of September.

Check Out:
“Three Women”

Chemical Chords Tracklist:
01. “Neon Beanbag”
02. “Three Women”
03. “One Finger Symphony”
04. “Chemical Chords”
05. “The Ecstatic Static”
06. “Valley Hi!”
07. “Silver Sands”
08. “Pop Molecule (Molecular Pop 1)”
09. “Self Portrait with ‘Electric Brain’”
10. “Nous Vous Demandons Pardon”
11. “Cellulose Sunshine”
12. “Fractal Dream Of A Thing”
13. “Daisy Click Clack”
14. “Vortical Phonotheque”

Stereolab 2008 Tour Dates:
09/20 - Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar *
09/21 - Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse *
09/24 - Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa *
09/26 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse *
09/29 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle *
09/30 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *
10/01 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore *
10/02 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
10/03 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
10/04 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
10/06 - Boston, MA @ Paradise #
10/07 - Montreal, QE @ Club Soda #
10/08 - Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre #
10/09 - Detroit, MI @ The Crofoot #
10/10 - Chicago, IL @ Vic Theater #
10/12 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue #
10/14 - Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre #
10/17 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox #^
10/18 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom #^
10/19 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom #^
10/21 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore #^
10/22 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore #
10/23 - Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Honda Theater #^
10/24 - Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern #^