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Go tell it on the very large, dark mound of rock and dirt: Canuck collective Black Mountain have been digging in for a new album that's sure to catapult their retro sound years into the sweet hereafter.

In the Future, the band's second proper full-length, is due on Jagjaguwar in January. That's just about all we know about the album for now-- there's a whole lotta present to get to before we make it to the Future. At their forthcoming North American shows, the band will be selling copies of a new tour-only 12", featuring the non-Future cuts "Bastards of Light" and "Thirteen Walls". It will also contain a golden ticket that will give fans digital access to a sneak preview of the Future come November 13.

Oh, and about that tour: It's big, and it's gonna get bigger. The North American dates after the jump will precede an as-yet-unannounced European jaunt leading up to the band's appearance at ATP's Nightmare Before Xmas.

Black Mountain:

09-27 Boise, ID - Neurolux
09-28 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court *
09-29 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive *
10-01 Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room *
10-02 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry *
10-03 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle *
10-05 Toronto, Ontario - Horseshoe Tavern *!
10-06 Montreal, Quebec - Le National #!
10-07 Portland, ME - Space *
10-08 Allston, MA - Great Scott *
10-10 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge *
10-11 Brooklyn, NY - Southpaw *
10-12 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's *
10-13 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop *
10-14 Bloomington, IN - Bluebird *
10-15 Louisville, KY - Headliners *
10-17 Norman, OK - The Opolis *
10-18 Denton, TX - Dan's Silverleaf *
10-19 Austin, TX - Emo's *
10-21 Phoenix, AZ - Modified *
10-22 San Diego, CA - Casbah *
10-23 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo *
10-24 San Francisco, CA - The Independent *
10-26 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge *
10-27 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Café *
11-03 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richards on Richards *
11-09 Victoria, British Columbia - Sugar
12-07 Minehead, England - Butlins Holiday Centre (ATP Nightmare Before Xmas) $

* with Cave Singers
! with Oakley Hall
# with Sunset Rubdown, Lightning Dust
$ with Portishead, Thurston Moore, Aphex Twin, Boris, Ladytron, Sparklehorse, A Hawk and a Hacksaw, Oneida, Julian Cope, Earth