Thurston Moore’s new band Chelsea Light Moving has announced a spring tour, as well as the release date for their self-titled debut album. The Sonic Youth guitarist formed the band last year with bassist Samara Lubelski, guitarist Keith Wood and drummer John Moloney. The group will start their tour on March 2 at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, NJ before visiting the South, West Coast and Midwest on their way back to the Northeast, where they will close out their run at The Sinclair in Boston on April 7. They will be supported by the bands Talk Normal, Merchandise, Grass Widow and CAVE at various points throughout the tour. The full list of dates can be viewed below and you can hear the song “Empires of Time” from their forthcoming album here. Chelsea Light Moving will be released on March 5.

Chelsea Light Moving 2013 Dates

March 2 Hoboken, NJ—Maxwell’s*
March 4 Charlottesville, VA—The Southern*
March 5 Asheville, NC—Grey Eagle*
March 6 Raleigh, NC—Kings Barcade*
March 7 Savannah, GA—Savannah Stopover
March 8 Atlanta, GA—The Earl*#
March 10 Denton, TX—35 Denton
March 19 Los Angeles, CA—Echoplex^
March 20 San Francisco, CA—Great American Music Hall^
March 22 Portland, OR—Dour Fir^
March 23 Seattle, WA—Neumo’s^
March 27 Minneapolis, MN—Triple Rock%
March 29 Chicago, IL—Empty Bottle%
March 30 Detroit, MI—Magic Stick%
March 31 Toronto, ON—Lee’s Palace
April 2 Pittsburgh, PA—Mr. Smalls
April 3 Philadelphia, PA—Union Transfer
April 4 Washington, DC—Black Cat
April 5 New York, NY—Bowery Ballroom
April 7 Boston, MA—The Sinclair

(*)with Talk Normal
(#)with Merchandise
(^)with Grass Widow
(%)with CAVE