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Recent Kemado signees VietNam are preparing for the January 23 release of their debut full-length with a three-song digital EP, three CMJ shows, and a tour with the Lemonheads.

The Brooklyn quartet's self-titled LP was recorded in Los Angeles and, as such, some relatively famous names contributed to its creation. Jenny Lewis, Paz Lenchantin (Zwan, A Perfect Circle), and the Future Pigeon horn section are all featured on the album; Jason Lader and Beachwood Sparks' "Farmer Dave" Scher helped produce it. VietNam also features contributions from not one but two members of that indie-est of bands, Maroon 5: a guest spot from keyboardist Jesse Carmichael and production from bassist Mickey Madden. The entire album can be streamed here.

The band will whet the appetites of hungry fans with the digital release of the "Welcome to My Room" EP on November 3. The EP's title track and "Hotel Riverview" are both also featured on the full-length, but the third song is the non-LP track "Goodbye", which was recorded live at Trinity St. Paul United Church in Toronto.

To top it all off, VietNam will kick off a North American tour with the Lemonheads after playing three dates at CMJ in New York this week, the first of which is with fellow up-and-comers Bound Stems, Professor Murder, and Annuals.

VietNam tracklist:

01 Step on Inside
02 Priest Poet & the Pig
03 ApocLAypse
04 Mr. Goldfinger
05 Toby
06 Gabe
07 Welcome to My Room
08 Hotel Riverview
09 Summer in the City
10 Too Tired

"Welcome to My Room" EP tracklist:

01 Welcome to My Room
02 Hotel Riverview
03 Goodbye (live)

Dates:

11-01 New York, NY - The Syrup Room (DIW party @ CMJ) #
11-03 New York, NY - White Rabbit (Gothamist acoustic show @ CMJ)
11-04 New York, NY - Tonic (Social Registry showcase @ CMJ)
11-18 Santa Ana, CA - Galaxy Theatre *
11-19 Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern *
11-21 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour *
11-22 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour *
11-24 San Francisco, CA - Independent *
11-25 San Francisco, CA - Independent *
11-27 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge *
11-28 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Café *
11-30 Boise, ID - The Big Easy *
12-01 Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot *
12-02 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre *
12-04 Omaha, NE - Sokol Underground *
12-05 Minneapolis, MN - The 400 Bar *
12-07 Chicago, IL - Double Door *
12-08 Chicago, IL - Double Door *
12-09 Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop *
12-10 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick *
12-12 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace *
12-13 Philadelphia, PA - North Star Bar *
12-14 Washington, DC - The Black Cat *
12-15 New York, NY - Irving Plaza *
12-16 Boston, MA - Avalon Ballroom *

# with Professor Murder, Bound Stems, Annuals, Favourite Sons, the Big Sleep
* with the Lemonheads