If you’re up on your White Denim news, then you know the Austin trio promised earlier this month that they’d “have new music for you to hear and buy in October.” Well, here’s a CoS news sucker punch for you:  it’s still September and the band just released 12-track EP online. Oh, and it’s free!

Per OneThirtyBPM, White Denim are still hard at work on their as-yet-unnamed third LP, but they wanted to use this EP, the aptly-titled Last Day Of Summer, to provide fans with an early taste of what’s to come.

“The band has been straight up busy in the studio this summer with a fairly large collection of songs. We are pleased to share a handful of them with you right now. This record is something we made as a little summer retreat from our ongoing work on the third full length,” explained the band in an issued statement.

“Many of these tunes have been bouncing around since the formation of the band back in 06. We were super pumped to utilize a few fresh and casual musical approaches on this record. We hope that you find something that satisfies you within this body of work.”

White Denim went on reveal that a limited run of CD copies of the EP will be available for sale at their upcoming shows. They’ll also come with an added bonus, as info pertaining to their next album will be included inside the hand-packaged copies. Oh, those crafty lads!

Download Last Day Of Summer here, but not before you peep their tour schedule below. As always, stay tuned for more news as it’s announced.

White Denim 2010 Tour Dates:
10/16 – Austin, TX @ Antone’s Blues Bar
10/18 – Dallas, TX @ The Loft
10/19 – Norman, OK @ Opolis
10/20 – Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck ^
10/21 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room ^
10/22 – Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre and Cafe ^
10/23 – Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre and Cafe ^
10/27 – Tuscon, AZ @ Club Congress
10/28 – Tempe, AZ @ Clubhouse Music Venue ^
10/29 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues ^
10/30 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre ^
11/01 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
11/02 – Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland

^ = w/ Portugal The Man