Pitchfork: Arctic Monkeys Plot New Single

If you live in the UK, Arctic Monkeys are inescapable. In America, less so, and elsewhere, they're just another group of mammals. But the band is not content to take a backseat to their simian counterparts anywhere, and so they are releasing a new single to conquer the parts of the world still untouched by their music.

The "Leave Before the Lights Come On" single will be released August 14 on Domino Records and will include the band's first officially released covers as B-sides. The CD single will feature covers of band buddies the Little Flames' "Put Your Dukes Up, John" and Barbara Lewis' "Baby I'm Yours", which the band recorded in collaboration with the 747s. The only B-side on the 7" will be the Lewis cover.

Though a press release mysteriously says this single will be "the tune ringing in our heads as [the band] return to the shadows," we're pretty sure that just means they'll be taking some time off before the release of their next album. But they still have a good chunk of tour dates left, and Australia is a pretty sunny place, so the shadows will have to wait for a while longer.

Where people say they are:

07-28 Auckland, New Zealand - St. James Theatre
07-30 Perth, Australia - Metro City
08-01 Adelaide, Australia - Thebarton Theatre
08-02 Melbourne, Australia - The Palace
08-03 Melbourne, Australia - The Palace
08-05 Brisbane, Australia - The Arena
08-06 Brisbane, Australia - The Arena
08-08 Sydney, Australia - Enmore Theatre
08-09 Sydney, Australia - Enmore Theatre
08-12 Osaka, Japan - Summersonic Festival
08-13 Tokyo, Japan - Summersonic Festival
08-18 Salzburg, Austria - Frequency Festival
08-19 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival
08-20 Biddinghuizen, Netherlands - Lowlands Festival
08-26 Reading, England - Carling Festival
08-27 Leeds, England - Carling Festival