Pitchfork

Churning them out, like a young (well, not so young anymore, lads!) band of semi-upstarts should, Hefner are back again with a new album. Scheduled for a September 24th release on Too Pure, Dead Media will feature a slew of new tracks from Darren Hayman (lead guitarist, vocalist, writer), mainly. "Alan Bean" is the lead single, appearing in multiple, completist-encouraging versions on August 27th. The song is described as an affectionate ode to the fourth man on the moon. Most likely, it details a lad's frustration with himself and his girl, sexually and otherwise. Festival dates this summer and tour dates in October around England are scheduled, as well. Tracklist:

01 Dead Media
02 Trouble Kid
03 Junk
04 When the Angels Play Their Drum Machines
05 Union Chapel Day
06 China Crisis
07 Alan Bean
08 Peppermint Taste
09 The Mangle
10 The King of Summer
11 The Nights Are Long
12 Treacle
13 Half a Life
14 Waking Up to You
15 Home

Tourdates:

10-17 Glasgow - Cathouse
10-18 Edinburgh - TBA
10-20 Manchester - Hop & Grape/M.D.H.
10-21 Dudley - JB's
10-22 Portsmouth - Wedgewood Rms
10-24 Brighton - Concorde II
10-25 Oxford - Zodiac
10-26 London - Shepherd's Bush Empire