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In honor of recently deceased voice-over king Don LaFontaine, I have written the first part of this story imagining it spoken in a movie trailer:

In a world where the future is all that's left, it's up to one band of unwieldy Welshmen to go on a journey they've never attempted before: a U.S. tour. They'll reunite with old tourmates Against Me!, conquer awkwardness when they meet new tourmates Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, and dish out jams all the while from their debut album, Curses. From the people who brought you Mclusky and Jarcrew, it's: Future...of the Left.

In other, less dramatically presented news, Future of the Left have put together a limited edition (500 copies) live album that they'll be selling at these U.S. dates and a run of UK shows in November. Entitled Last Night I Saved Her From Vampires, the disc includes four previously unreleased FOTL offerings among its 19 tracks: "Drink Nike", "Distant Jabs at a Soul", "V.D.F.A.", and "Cloak the Dagger".



And speaking of new Future of the Left jams, you can download one called "The Hope That House Built" via the link below. The track is set to appear on Future of the Left's sophomore studio album, due for release at some point next year via 4AD, the band's new label following April's Beggar's Group shakeup.

Last Night I Saved Her From Vampires:

01 The Best Laid Plans
02 Wrigley Scott
03 Plague of Onces
04 Fingers Become Thumbs
05 Drink Nike
06 Distant Jabs at a Soul
07 Manchasm
08 V.D.F.A.
09 Dancing Etiquette
10 Fuck the Countryside Alliance
11 Olympic Ideals
12 Small Bones Small Bodies
13 The Lord Hates a Coward
14 London Shoes
15 My Gymnastic Past
16 Encores Explained
17 adeadenemyalwayssmellsgood
18 Auf Weidersehen Pet
19 Cloak the Dagger

Future of the Left:

09-27 London, England - Kings College
09-30 Birmingham, AL - Workplay Theatre *#
10-01 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade *#
10-02 Hilton Head, SC - Stages *#
10-03 Tampa, FL - Jannus Landing *#
10-04 Orlando, FL - House of Blues *#
10-05 Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds *#
10-07 Greensboro, NC - Greene Street Club *#
10-08 Washington, DC - Black Cat *#
10-09 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory *#
10-10 Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom *#
10-11 New York, NY - Webster Hall *#
10-12 Boston, MA - Wilbur Theater *#
10-14 Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's *#
10-15 Des Moines, IA - People's Court *#
10-16 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *#
10-17 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre *#
10-18 Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre *#
10-20 Omaha, NE - The Slowdown *#
10-21 Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre *#
10-22 Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue *#
10-23 Boise, ID - Knitting Factory *#
10-24 Seattle, WA - Showbox Market *#
10-25 Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre *#
10-26 Sacramento, CA - Empire *
10-27 San Francisco, CA - Grand Ballroom *#
10-28 Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern *#
11-07 Cambridge, England - The Junction
11-08 Southsea, England - Lazarette Festival
11-09 Manchester, England - YHA
11-15 Leeds, England - Faversham
11-16 Cardiff, Wales - Clwb Ifor Bach
11-21 Birmingham, England - Rainbow
11-22 London, England - Astoria 2
11-23 Castleford, England - Xscape
11-24 Glasgow, Scotland - Nice'N'Sleazy
11-25 Newcastle, England - Cluny
11-26 Hereford, England - Jailhouse
11-27 London, England - Amersham Arms

* with Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
# with Against Me!