The Dodo's Announce Tour; Unveil New Album Cover

As noted earlier, The Dodos announced their Fall 2009 Tour and unveiled the cover art for their new album, Time To Die, which comes out September 15, 2009. It was produced by Phil Elk, who produced albums for Built to Spill, Fleet Foxes and The Shins.

"I'm glad that we were able to keep things simple on this record," says Dodo's frontman Meric Long. "Because when your band gets a little popular, there's this tendency to say things like, 'Let's add an orchestra on this one!' That works for some people, but it would detract from this band."

"After Visiter, we had a lot of options for which direction to go, but I knew we wanted to make a rock record. Being an acoustic band - primarily, at least - sort of works against this idea, but Phil's production showcased that side of our band."

Fall Tour Dates
9/26 - Henry Miller Library - Big Sur, CA
9/27 - El Rey Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
9/28 - Casbah - San Diego, CA
9/29 - Club Congress - Tucson, AZ
9/30 - Modified - Phoenix, AZ
10/2 - House of Blues, Pontiac Garage - Dallas, TX
10/3 - The Orange Show - Houston, TX
10/4 - Austin City Limits Festival - Austin, TX
10/6 - Club Downunder - Tallahassee, FL
10/7 - The Earl - Atlanta, GA
10/8 - Grey Eagle - Asheville, NC
10/9 - Rock and Roll Hotel - Washington DC
10/10 - Talking Head - Baltimore, MD
10/12 - First Unitarian Church - Philadelphia, PA
10/13 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY
10/14 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
10/15 - Middle East Downstairs - Cambridge, MA
10/16 - La Sala Rossa - Montreal, QC
10/17 - Lee's Palace - Toronto, ON
10/19 - Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL
10/20 - Turf Club - St. Paul, MN
10/22 - Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO
10/24 - Neurolux - Boise, ID
10/25 - Aladdin Theatre - Portland, OR
10/26 - The Biltmore Cabaret - Vancouver, BC
All dates with Ruby Suns