Pitchfork

Atmosphere are currently whetting appetites for their next album, When Life Gives You Lemons... (tentatively scheduled for an early '08 release), with their appearances with Murs as Felt on the Paid Dues and Rock the Bells tours.

However, they have an extra treat for show attendees in the form of the Sad Clown Bad Summer Accompanied by Piano EP, the ninth installment in the "Sad Clown" series of EPs featuring rare tracks from the Minneapolis duo of Slug and Ant. And for the first time in the series' history, they're making the EP available for purchase online and in select retailers. They may give their releases bummer titles, but never let it be said that Atmosphere are okay with frowning alone.

Check out "Sunshine", an appropriately titled summer jam, available for download below.

Sad Clown Bad Summer:

01 Sunshine
02 The Number One
03 RFTC
04 Mattress
05 Don't Forget

Dates:

08-01 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue (Paid Dues)
08-04 Eugene, OR - Secret House Vineyard (Paid Dues)
08-05 San Francisco, CA - The Concourse at SF Design Center (Paid Dues)
08-07 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre (Paid Dues)
08-09 Santa Fe, NM - Paolo Soleri Amphitheatre (Paid Dues)
08-10 Mesa, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre (Paid Dues)
08-11 San Bernardino, CA - Hyundai Pavilion at Glen Helen (Paid Dues/Rock the Bells)
08-12 Chula Vista, CA - Coors Amphitheatre Parking Lot (Paid Dues/Rock the Bells)