Belle & Sebastian are in an Atlanta studio recording the follow-up to 2010’s ‘Write About Love‘ with producer Ben H. Allen III.
The album will be released through Matador Records, though no further concrete details have yet been forthcoming. What is known though is a series of worldwide festival appearances which are coming up for the band, starting at the Arena Widen Open Air event in Vienna, Austria on June 19th.
The festival shows go on to take them to places such as Germany, Denmark and Poland, while gigs at Austin City Limits are due in October.
Tour dates:
JUNE
Arena Widen Open Air, Vienna (19)
Southside Festival, Neuhausen (20)
Hurricane Festival, Scheesel (21)
Best Kept Secret Festival, Hilvarebbeek (22)
DR Concert Hall, Copenhagen (25)
Bravalla Festival, Norkopping (26)
JULY
Festival Porta Ferada, Costa Brava (26)
Plaza de la Quintana, Santiago de Compostela (28)
AUGUST
OFF Festival, Katowice (3)
Rocca Malatestiana, 08/08 – Cesena (8)
Ypsigrock Festival, Palemro (10)
OCTOBER
Austin City Limits Festival (3, 10)
Pitchfork Paris Festival (31)