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As Blitzen Trapper gear up to take this Wild Mountain Nation (and Canada) by storm on tour starting this weekend, the Portland band is stocking up on the studio goodies for the fans.

First, there is their Live/Acoustic EP, which hit iTunes exclusively this week. It contains five songs, amongst them a single new original ("Going Wrong"). More originals grace the Trappers' other EP release, that previously reported tour-only CD they've prepared for the upcoming trek. On it are six brand spanking new, previously unreleased studio tracks.

Getting back to that tour, it begins February 22 in Seattle and includes stops alongside Man Man, Menomena, Mahjongg, Grand Archives, and others. Most of the dates, however, are with Sub Pop labelmates Fleet Foxes, and they will use the time together to record a collaborative Daytrotter session.

Speaking of Daytrotter sessions, one from last year was just posted this week, featuring the previously unreleased songs "Big Adventure", "Stolen Shoes", and "Preacher's Sister's Boy", the latter of which is also on the tour EP.

Live/Acoustic EP:

01 Wild Mountain Nation (Live on the Current)
02 Shady Grove (Traditional, Live at Holocene)
03 Silver Moon (Live at Holocene)
04 The Last Thing on My Mind (Traditional)
05 Going Wrong

Tour EP:

01 Silver Moon
02 Going Down
03 Shoulder Full of You
04 Preacher's Sister's Boy
05 Black Rock
06 Big Black Bird

Blitzed:

02-22 Seattle, WA - University of Washington #
02-23 Portland, OR - The Artistery
02-28 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill *
02-29 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour *!
03-01 San Diego, CA - Casbah *!
03-02 Phoenix, AZ - Modified *
03-04 Denton, TX - Hailey's *
03-05 Houston, TX - Walter's on Washington *
03-06 Hattiesburg, MS - Thirsty Hippo *
03-07 Tallahassee, FL - The Beta Bar *
03-08 Everglades National Park, FL - Langerado Festival
03-09 Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits *@
03-11 Birmingham, AL - BottleTree *%
03-12 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon *$
03-13 Austin, TX - Yard Dog Gallery (Schubas SXSW party)
03-14-15 Austin, TX - SXSW
03-16 Norman, OK - The Opolis *
03-17 Columbia, MO - Mojo's *~
03-18 Memphis, TN - Hi Tone Cafe *
03-19 Nashville, TN - Exit In *
03-20 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn *
03-21 Columbia, SC - New Brookland Tavern *
03-22 Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle *
03-23 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 *
03-25 Washington, DC - Black Cat *
03-26 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's *
03-27 Cambridge, MA - Middle East *
03-28 Swarthmore, PA - Swarthmore College *
03-29 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *
03-30 Worcester, MA - Clark University *
04-01 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa *
04-02 Toronto, Ontario - El Mocambo *
04-03 Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place *
04-04 Cleveland Heights, OH - The Grog Shop *
04-05 Detroit, MI - The Magic Stick *
04-06 Chicago, IL - Schubas *
04-08 Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon *
04-09 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry *
04-10 Grinnell, IA - Grinnell College *
04-11 Omaha, NE - The Slowdown *
04-12 Lawrence, KS - Jackpot *
04-14 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive *
04-15 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge *
04-17 Vancouver, British Columbia - Media Club *
04-18 Seattle, WA - Neumos *
04-19 Portland, OR - Holocene *
04-26 Salem, OR - Wulapalooza

# with Menomena
* with Fleet Foxes
! with Grand Archives
@ with Matt Pond PA
% with Dr. Dog
$ with Man Man
~ with Mahjongg