Pitchfork

It was almost a year ago when we spoke to New Pornographers guitarist Todd Fancey about releasing his sophomore album under the Fancey moniker, the follow-up to 2004's self-titled debut. Well, the cheekily titled Schmancey will finally hit shelves this fall via What Are Records?

Overeager collectors of all things Porno-related (clear history! clear history!) should be able to download the digital version of Schmancey from the What Are site on September 14. On the very same day, the full Fancey band will play a show in Seattle to kick off a tour supporting Lavender Diamond and, you guessed it, the New Pornographers. A CD version of Schmancey, meanwhile, is expected in early October.

Of course, Señor Fancey Schmancey will also accompany the NPs on guitar for the rest of their previously reported fall dates.

Schmancey:

01 Witches Night
02 Lost in Twilight
03 Call
04 Gulf Breeze
05 Bitter Life
06 Blue Star
07 Fader
08 Karma's Out to Get Me
09 Whoa
10 Feels Like Dawn
11 Heaven's Way
12 Downtown II
13 Let the Breeze In
14 Cross O' Gold

Fancey (all dates with the New Pornographers and Lavender Diamond):

09-14 Seattle, WA - Showbox
09-15 Seattle, WA - Showbox
09-16 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
09-17 San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre
09-18 San Diego, CA - House of Blues
09-19 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater
09-28 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom