The tour will kick off on July 11th in Charlottesville and will see the band playing shows in Philadelphia, Boston, Montreal, Toronto, Pittsburgh, and Cleveland before wrapping up the trip on July 21st in Royal Oak. American all-girl rock band Ex Hex and Canadian indie/electro duo Men I Trust will serve as opening acts on selected dates.

You can check out details below.

After they complete their North America journey, Belle and Sebastian will head off to Boaty Weekender festival cruise that will take place from August 8th through August 12th. The Mediterranean cruise will include live gigs from various music acts on five stages, with Belle and Sebastian curating the entire lineup. The band will perform two times during this festival, and are set to play their 2000’s record Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant in its entirety to a selected group of festivalgoers.

Belle and Sebastian’s latest studio release came between 2017 and 2018 when they presented a trio of EPs under the title How to Solve Our Human Problems. All three EPs received positive reviews from the critics.

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The announcement was followed by the reveal of a new single titled “I’ll Be Your Pilot,” which is taken from the second EP.

“Having your first kid is a huge event, so I wrapped a lot of things I felt about Denny into the song,” said singer Stuart Murdoch about the single. “Being a dad made me feel a little like the pilot in The Little Prince, hence all the references to the Sahara!”

You can check out “I’ll Be Your Pilot” below.

In case you want all of the How to Solve Our Human Problems EPs in one place, don’t worry. There will be a compilation CD alongside limited edition vinyl box set, which will be released after all three EPs are revealed.

Talking about their decision to put out EPs instead of an album, Stuart Murdoch said that they looked at the current state of music release and just wanted to do something different and more interesting.

“I think these days when an LP comes out, it’s kind of disappointing,” said Murdoch to Stereogum. “Nothing seems to happen, and I thought, ‘we’ve got to do something different.’ I hate just to tread water. I’ve been in this business now for 20 years. Surely we can use our heads and do something that’s a bit more interesting that might actually pique some interest.”

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The tour will kick off on July 11th in Charlottesville and will see the band playing shows in Philadelphia, Boston, Montreal, Toronto, Pittsburgh, and Cleveland before wrapping up the trip on July 21st in Royal Oak. American all-girl rock band Ex Hex and Canadian indie/electro duo Men I Trust will serve as opening acts on selected dates.

You can check out details below.

After they complete their North America journey, Belle and Sebastian will head off to Boaty Weekender festival cruise that will take place from August 8th through August 12th. The Mediterranean cruise will include live gigs from various music acts on five stages, with Belle and Sebastian curating the entire lineup. The band will perform two times during this festival, and are set to play their 2000’s record Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant in its entirety to a selected group of festivalgoers.

Belle and Sebastian’s latest studio release came between 2017 and 2018 when they presented a trio of EPs under the title How to Solve Our Human Problems. All three EPs received positive reviews from the critics.

The post Belle and Sebastian Will Tour North America in the Summer appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

The announcement was followed by the reveal of a new single titled “I’ll Be Your Pilot,” which is taken from the second EP.

“Having your first kid is a huge event, so I wrapped a lot of things I felt about Denny into the song,” said singer Stuart Murdoch about the single. “Being a dad made me feel a little like the pilot in The Little Prince, hence all the references to the Sahara!”

You can check out “I’ll Be Your Pilot” below.

In case you want all of the How to Solve Our Human Problems EPs in one place, don’t worry. There will be a compilation CD alongside limited edition vinyl box set, which will be released after all three EPs are revealed.

Talking about their decision to put out EPs instead of an album, Stuart Murdoch said that they looked at the current state of music release and just wanted to do something different and more interesting.

“I think these days when an LP comes out, it’s kind of disappointing,” said Murdoch to Stereogum. “Nothing seems to happen, and I thought, ‘we’ve got to do something different.’ I hate just to tread water. I’ve been in this business now for 20 years. Surely we can use our heads and do something that’s a bit more interesting that might actually pique some interest.”

The post Belle and Sebastian Announce Three EPs and Release New Single appeared first on Hot Pop Today.