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Ex-Jam frontman Paul Weller has had an increasingly prolific solo career over the past few years-- he's racked up four LPs, a B-sides compilation, and an entry in the UK's ongoing Under the Influence series since the new millennium broke. And while he's no Ryan Adams or anything, the Mod revivalist is already back with his latest studio LP, As Is Now, set for release on October 10 in the UK and October 18 in the U.S.

The record will be Weller's eighth studio LP as a solo artist, and first since 2004's Studio 150-- which featured covers of classic singer/songwriter-ish tracks (at least our other favorite Paul, Mr. Westerberg, has yet to pull that one). The first As Is Now single, "From The Floorboards Up", was made available via Apple's iTunes this July; the full album tracklist looks like this:

01 Blink and You'll Miss It
02 Paper Smile
03 Come On / Let's Go
04 Here's the Good News
05 The Start of Forever
06 Pan
07 All on a Misty Morning
08 From the Floorboards Up
09 I Wanna Make It Alright
10 Savages
11 Fly Little Bird
12 Roll Along Summer
13 Bring Back the Funk (Pts 1 & 2)
14 The Pebble and the Boy

In other news, Weller also has a number of live dates planned through the rest of 2005 in support of the new LP. Kicking off mid-September in Los Angeles, there are currently six U.S. shows scheduled before the style counselor heads back across the pond for a year-end tour through Europe. In these cities:

09-16 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern LG
09-17 San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
09-20 Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
09-22 Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus
09-24 New York, NY - Roseland
09-25 Boston, MA - Avalon
10-18 Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle
10-19 Hamburg, Germany - Docks Konzerte
10-20 Bielefeld, Germany - Ringlokschuppen
10-21 Cologne, Germany - E-Werk
10-23 Offenbach, Germany - Capitol
10-24 Munich, Germany - Muffathalle
11-01 Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz
11-03 Madrid, Spain - Riviera
11-10 Edinburgh, Scotland - Usher Hall
11-11 Dundee, Scotland - Caird Hall
11-13 Glasgow, Scotland - S.E.C.C.
11-15 Doncaster, England - The Dome
11-16 Leeds, England - Leeds University
11-18 Brentwood, England - Leisure Centre
11-19 Cambridge, England - Corn Exchange
11-20 Newcastle, England - Metro Radio Arena
11-22 Brighton, England - Brighton Centre
11-23 Birmingham, England - NIA Academy
11-24 Manchester, England - Manchester Evening News Arena
11-26 Cardiff, Wales - Cardiff International Arena
11-27 Oxford, England - New Theatre
11-29 Bournemouth, England - International Centre
11-30 Bristol, England - Colston Hall
12-02 Blackpool, England - Empress Ballroom
12-04 Nottingham, England - Nottingham Arena
12-05 London, England - Alexandra Palace

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