It appears that alt-J has some major plans in store for this summer. After previously revealing their place on the Panorama Music Festival lineup, the band has announced plans for a brief summer tour from July 27th through August 9th, as well as the release of a new album, Relaxer.
The new album is due out June 9th, and features eight original tracks from the band. Their first release since 2014 has been highly anticipated, and as such, the band got the ball rolling by releasing the first single. You can listen to the band’s new song, “3WW,” below.
The band writes in a statement, “We’d like to thank you for your patience over the last year or so. After finishing touring ‘This Is All Yours’ in December 2015 we took a long break. Thom released a solo album; Gus opened a restaurant; Joe has been watching a lot of films. We hadn’t set a time limit on our time off but by August 2016 we were ready to get back into the studio. The result is our third album, RELAXER, and we are really excited for you to hear it.”
See posters detailing the new album art and forthcoming tour dates, below.
[Photo via Benjamin Adams Photography]