Billy Bragg has confirmed that he will release his tenth album Tooth & Nail on March 19. The English singer/songwriter says that Tooth & Nail is stylistically a follow-up to Mermaid Avenue, the collaborative album that he released with Wilco in 1998. His new song “Handyman” can be downloaded for free here. Bragg has also announced a tour in support of the new record. He will kick things off at SXSW in Austin, TX March 14-16 before heading through the West Coast and Canada on his way to the Midwest and Northeast. A full list of his upcoming tour dates can be viewed below.

Billy Bragg 2013 Spring Tour Dates

March 14-16 Austin, TX—SXSW
March 23 Englewood, CO—Cothic Theatre
March 24 Albuquerque, NM—KiMo Theatre
March 26 Phoenix, AZ—Crescent Ballroom
March 28 Los Angeles, CA—El Rey Theatre
March 29 San Francisco, CA—Great American Music Hall
March 30 Petaluma, CA—McNear’s Mystic Theatre
April 2 Portland, OR—Aladdn Theatre
April 3 Seattle, WA—Neptune Theatre
April 4 Victoria, BC—Alix Goolden Hall
April 5 Vancouver, BC—Vogue Theatre
April 6 Nelson, BC—Live at the Royal
April 8 Calgary, AB—MacEwan Hall
April 9 Regina, SK—Orr Centre
April 10 Winnipeg, MB—Garrick Centre
April 12 Chicago, IL—City Winery
April 15 Iowa City, IA—The Englert Theatre
April 17 Nashville, TN—Belcourt Theatre
April 19 Carrboro, NC—Cat’s Cradle
April 20 Glensdale, PA—Keswick Theatre
April 21 Morgantown, WV—Mountain Stage
April 22 Annapolis, MD—Rams Head Theatre
April 26 Ithaca, NY—State Theater
April 27 New York, NY—Town Hall
April 28 Boston, MA—Berklee Performance Center
April 30 Cincinnati, OH—Southgate House Revival
May 1 Ann Arbor, MI—The Ark