Small Black have confirmed that their new album Best Blues is due out on October 16 via Jagjaguwar, The band—which features Josh Kolenik (keys, vocals), Ryan Heyner (guitar, keys, vocals), Juan Pieczanski (bass, guitar) and Jeff Curtin (drums)—recorded their third release at their home studio, Brooklyn’s 222. After a year of recording, the band enlisted Nicholas Vern’s (The War on Drugs) to mix the LP.

Small Black will embark on a tour this fall to support the new Best Blues. The outing will begin in Richmond on October 11, and will bring the band across the country over the next two months before wrapping up at Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn on November 21.

BEST BLUES tracklist:

1. Personal Best
2. No One Wants It To Happen To You
3. Boys Life
4. The Closer I Look
5. Big Ideas, Pt. 2
6. Back At Belle’s
7. Between Leos
8. Checkpoints
9. Smoke Around The Bend
10. XX Century

Small Black Tour Dates

October 11 Richmond, VA-Strange Matter *
October 13 Atlanta, GA-The Earl *
October 14 New Orleans, LA-Gasa Gasa *
October 16 Austin, TX-Red 7 *
October 17 Dallas, TX -Club Dada *
October 20 Phoenix, AZ-Valley Bar *
October 21 San Diego, CA -Casbah
October 23 Los Angeles, CA-The Roxy Theatre
October 24 San Francisco, CA-The Independent
October 26 Portland, OR -Doug Fir Lounge *
October 27 Vancouver, BC-Biltmore Cabaret *
October 28 Seattle, WA-The Crocodile – Back Bar *
October 29 Boise, ID-Neurolux *
October 30 Salt Lake City, UT-Urban Lounge *
October 31 Denver, CO-Larimer Lounge *
November 2 Kansas City, MO -The Tank Room *
November 3 Iowa City, IA -The Mill *
November 4 Minneapolis, MN-7th St Entry *
November 6 Chicago, IL-Lincoln Hall *
November 7 Detroit, MI-UFO Factory *
November 8 Toronto, ON-The Garrison *
November 10 Montreal, QC-La Sala Rossa *
November 11 Burlington, VT-Signal Kitchen *
November 12 Boston, MA-Brighton Music Hall *
November 21 Brooklyn, NY-Baby’s All Right *

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