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Taking the Sturm und Drang of Drums and Guns overseas seemed like a natural choice for slowcore behemoths Low. The Duluth trio just extended the celebration surrounding the release of its eighth LP to include a stretch of dates in Europe-- including, yes, quite a few in Germany.

Along the way Alan, Mimi, and new bassist Matt Livingston will hit up a number of festivals, including the Dirty Three-curated edition of All Tomorrow's Parties (seems that Fishtank session paid off after all), Music in Mind, and Primavera Sound. Much like the ocean, which we could equate to Low's sound in tacky poetic fashion, this European jaunt effectively splits the band's previously reported U.S. tour in half. More dates abroad are expected to be announced soon.

Drums and Guns, as previously reported, is "about killing" and arrives via Sub Pop on March 20. While the Pitchfork jury's still out the new LP, of course, we asked Magic 8-Ball if it was any good, and Magic 8-Ball said, "Shit yes, bitches." You have been warned.

Alan Sparhawk's partially improvisational side project, Retribution Gospel Choir (also featuring Livingston), starts the tour train rolling by playing three special Midwest engagements in February.

Low:

02-15 London, England - The Spitz
02-16 Bruges, Belgium - Concertgebouw (Music in Mind Festival)
04-06 New York, NY - Webster Hall
04-07 Somerville, MA - Somerville Theater
04-09 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church Sanctuary *
04-10 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
04-11 Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop *
04-12 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick *
04-13 Chicago, IL - Metro
04-14 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
04-25 Nottingham, England - Rescue Rooms
04-26 Glasgow, Scotland - Oran Mor
04-27 Manchester, England - Academy 3
04-28 Minehead, England - Butlins Holiday Resort (All Tomorrow's Parties)
04-30 Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique
05-01 Cologne, Germany - Gebäude 9
05-02 Hamburg, Germany - Molotow
05-03 Berlin, Germany - Knaack
05-04 Munster, Germany - Gleis 22
05-05 Paris, France - Café de la Danse
05-07 Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Paradiso
05-08 London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire
05-09 Dublin, Ireland - Village
05-10 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival
06-01 Barcelona, Spain - Parc del Fòrum (Primavera Sound)
06-13 Seattle, WA - Triple Door
06-14 Seattle, WA - Triple Door
06-15 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
06-16 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
06-19 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
06-20 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
06-22 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
06-23 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour

* with Loney, Dear

Retribution Gospel Choir:

02-01 Saint Paul, MN - Turf Club ^
02-02 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle #
02-03 Eau Claire, WI - House of Rock

^ with the Dance Band, Big Trouble
# with Pinebender