Pitchfork

"I guess it's the first time we're presenting ourselves to a lot of people," Voxtrot's Ramesh Srivastava told Pitchfork earlier this month when asked about his band's long-awaited debut, "so maybe we'll just name it after us."

And self-title it they did.

Voxtrot, the debut LP from, yes, Voxtrot, arrives May 22 (as previously reported) on Beggars/Playlouder. The 11-track set follows three favorably received EPs-- Raised by Wolves, Mothers, Sisters, Daughters & Wives, and Your Biggest Fan-- and contains entirely new material. Tracks include "Firecracker", which Ramesh cited as one of his favorites and called "an odd marriage of styles," as well as previously mentioned jams "Kid Gloves" and "Blood Red Blood".

Voxtrot-- whose "Trouble" single dropped just this past Monday in the UK-- wrap up a European tour this weekend, then return to North American for SXSW, a gig in Mexico, and a proper spring jaunt in late May.

Voxtrot:

01 Introduction
02 Kid Gloves
03 Ghost
04 Steven
05 Firecracker
06 Brother in Conflict
07 Easy
08 The Future Pt. 1
09 Every Day
10 Real Live Version
11 Blood Red Blood

Hot to Voxtrot:

02-28 Paris, France - La Fleche d'Or
03-02 Berlin, Germany - Mudd Club
03-03 Hamburg, Germany - Molotov
03-12 Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa (SXSW Film Party)
03-14 Austin, TX - Emo's (SXSW Beggars Group Showcase)
03-15 Austin, TX - Emo's outside (SXSW Kork Agency Showcase)
03-22 Mexico City, Mexico - Pasaguero
05-25 Austin, TX - Emo's #
05-27 Phoenix, AZ - Anderson's Fifth Estate #
05-29 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey #^
05-30 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall #^
06-01 Portland, OR - Doug Fir #^
06-02 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe #^
06-05 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock #^
06-06 Grand Rapids, MI - Intersection #%
06-07 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick #%
06-08 Toronto, Ontario - Sneaky Dee's #%
06-09 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa #%
06-10 Buffalo, NY - #%
06-11 Cleveland, OH - Beachland #%
06-12 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar #%
06-13 Washington, DC - Black Cat #%
06-14 Boston, MA - Middle East #%
06-15 New York, NY - Webster Hall #%
06-16 Philadelphia, PA - Pure

# with Au Revoir Simone
^ with Sound Team
% with Favourite Sons