Bay Area group The Stone Foxes will release their first album in almost two years, Small Fires, on February 12 via INgrooves Fontana. The new record follows the band’s 2010 sophomore album Bears & Bulls. Small Fires was recorded at The Carriage House in Los Angeles and produced by Doug Boehm (Dr. Dog, Drive by Truckers). The band is comprised of brothers Shannon (drums, harp, vocals) and Spence (guitar, vocals) Koehler, Aaron Mort (bass, drums, vocals) and Elliott Peltzman (keys, vocals). Of the new record Peltzman says in a statement, “making Small Fires with Doug Boehm felt like being in a dream.” Shannon Koehler echoes those statements, “It feels like we finally made the record we set out to make. The sound feels like us. We said what was on our minds, whether it was political, about a relationship, or anything else. It’s darker than our first few records, but making it put a big old smile on my face.”

The group will tour this fall and in early 2013 in support of their new release.

The Stone Foxes tour dates

November 24 Phoenix, AZ—Crescent Ballroom
November 25 Tucson, AZ—Plush
November 28 Denver, CO—Larimer Lounge
November 30 Champaign, IL—The Highdive
December 1 Chicago, IL—The Empty Bottle
December 2 Hamtramck, MI—Small’s
December 4 Cleveland, OH—Beachland Ballroom
December 5 Syracuse, NY—The Westcott Theater
December 6 Pittsburgh, PA—Club Café
December 7 Easton, PA—Lafayette College
December 8 New York, NY—Gramercy Theatre
December 11 Cambridge, MA—The Middle East
December 13 Milwaukee, WI—Shank Hall
December 14 Davenport, IA—RME Hall
December 15 Des Moines, IA—Vaudeville Mews
December 16 Kansas City, MO—The Record Bar
December 29 San Francisco, CA—The Fillmore