Pitchfork

Four years after the UK release of UNKLE's last full-length-- Never, Never, Land-- Mo' Wax mastermind James Lavelle has revived the revolving-door collective to release a new album and go on tour.

Having teased fans with the release of the Night's Temper EP in May, Lavelle will release the third UNKLE album on his own recently formed Surrender All label on July 24 (July 9 in the UK/Europe/Australia and June 20 in Japan).

The album, titled War Stories, features contributions from Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age), Ian Astbury (the Cult), 3D (Massive Attack), Matthew Caws (Nada Surf), David Catching (Eagles of Death Metal), Autolux, the Duke Spirit, and Jeordie White (aka Marilyn Manson bassist Twiggy Ramirez, also of Goon Moon). War Stories also features the vocal debut of Lavelle himself, and unlike the previous two albums, most of it was played live.

QOTSA producer Chris Goss aided Lavelle in War Stories' production, and 3D painted the album's artwork. Surrender All will release a limited edition of the album with a second disc of War Stories' instrumentals and a 50-page booklet complete with tons of photos. The regular edition of the album will have a still-full-of-photos 32-page booklet.

UNKLE will pave the way for War Stories with the release of first single "Burn My Shadow" on June 25.

Lavelle plans to tour with a full-band setup and as a solo DJ throughout this summer. The first of those dates is a DJ set in Berlin tomorrow (June 15).

War Stories:

01 Intro
02 Chemistry
03 Hold My Hand
04 Restless [ft. Josh Homme]
05 Keys to the Kingdom [ft. Gavin Clark]
06 Price You Pay
07 Burn My Shadow [ft. Ian Astbury]
08 May Day [ft. the Duke Spirit]
09 Persons & Machinery [ft. Autolux]
10 Twilight [ft. 3D]
11 Morning Rage
12 Lawless
13 Broken [ft. Gavin Clark]
14 When Things Explode [ft. Ian Astbury]

Dates:

06-15 Berlin, Germany - Surrender @ Watergate (James Lavelle DJ set)
06-22 Glastonbury, England - Glastonbury Festival (James Lavelle DJ set)
06-30 Leeds, England - Basics @ My House (James Lavelle DJ set)
07-10 Montreux, Switzerland - Montreux Jazz Festival
07-14 Gräfenhainichen, Germany - Melt Festival
07-20 Reading, England - Glade Festival
07-22 Benicàssim, Spain - Benicàssim Festival
08-03 Manchester, England - Sankeys Soap (James Lavelle DJ set)
08-08 Budapest, Hungary - Sziget Festival
08-11 Osaka, Japan - Summer Sonic
08-12 Tokyo, Japan - Summer Sonic
08-24 Paris, France - Rock en Seine
08-25 Reading, England - Reading Festival
08-26 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
09-02 Stradbally, Ireland - Electric Picnic Festival
09-07 Isle of Wight, England - Bestival (James Lavelle DJ set)