Pitchfork

Modest Mouse have moved the previously reported release date of We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank from December 19 to a more vague "early 2007," according to a press release.

However, the band does have some tour dates scheduled, starting in November with their storming of L. A. and New York. So maybe it's best to think of We Were Dead like a movie: it premieres on the coasts, but the rest of us get to spend too much money on it eventually.

Dates:

11-05 Los Angeles, CA - Avalon
11-06 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
11-07 Los Angeles, CA - The Grove of Anaheim
11-09 Los Angeles, CA - The Grove of Anaheim
11-11 Miami, FL - Bicentennial Park (Bang Music Festival)
11-13 New York, NY - Nokia Theatre
11-14 New York, NY - Webster Hall
11-15 New York, NY - Webster Hall
11-17 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
11-18 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
11-21 London, England - Koko
12-30 Lorne, Australia - Falls Festival
12-31 Marion Bay, Australia - Falls Festival
01-06 Busselton, Australia - Sir Stewart Bovell Park (Southbound Festival)