Pitchfork

Glacial Pace sure is living up to its name, huh? The Epic-allied Isaac Brock vanity label, a mere two years after its inception and initial signing Mason Jennings, has finally welcomed someone else aboard.

Not surprisingly, the new guests are none other than Modest Mouse's frequent tour partners and Brock's old buddies Love as Laughter. Brock confirmed the signing in a recent interview with Spin.com, and also revealed that LAL is working with producer Joe Blaney (The Clash, the Ramones, Tom Waits) on new material-- as well as an unidentified Stevie Wonder vibraphone player. "Kinda rad," said Brock.

According to the Love as Laughter website, the band expects to release its Glacial Pace debut in 2008. For now, though, they're treating visitors to a couple streams from a new eight-song EP. That record-- said to contain some tunes that will appear in newly recorded form on the upcoming album-- is available now for purchase direct from the band. One suspects they may also have copies for sale on their present tour with-- who else?-- Modest Mouse.

Love as Laughter:

08-15 Columbus, OH - LC Amphitheater *#
08-16 Cleveland, OH - Warner Cable Amphitheatre *#
08-17 Northampton, MA - Pines Theater *
08-19 Philadelphia, PA - Festival Pier *#
08-21 Louisville, KY - Coyotes *#
08-22 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium *#
09-08 Brooklyn, NY - McCarren Park Pool *

* with Modest Mouse
# with Band of Horses

Modest Mouse:

08-15 Columbus, OH - LC Amphitheater ^%
08-16 Cleveland, OH - Warner Cable Amphitheatre ^%
08-17 Northampton, MA - Pines Theater %
08-18 Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center (Download Festival) ^
08-19 Philadelphia, PA - Festival Pier ^%
08-21 Louisville, KY - Coyotes ^%
08-22 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium ^%
08-25 George, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre (Download Festival)
08-27 Troutdale, OR - Edgefield
08-31 Stradbally, Ireland - Electric Picnic
09-01 Argyll, Scotland, England - Connect Festival
09-02 Liverpool, England - The Academy
09-03 London, England - The Forum
09-05 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
09-06 Hamburg, Germany - Fabrik
09-08 Brooklyn, NY - McCarren Park Pool %
09-10 Orem, UT - McKay Events Center
09-14 Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl
09-15 Las Vegas, NV - The Joint
09-16 San Francisco, CA - Treasure Island Music Festival

^ with Band of Horses
% with Love as Laughter
! with Clipse