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What exactly did Eric Copeland mean earlier this month when he referred to the forthcoming Black Dice disc, Load Blown, as "pretty upbeat"? Find out October 23, when it comes out via Paw Tracks. (It's due out on the same label on October 29 in the UK.)

And then pester Copeland about how "Kokomo" isn't actually a cover of "Kokomo" when the band hits the road in November. Or, if you can't wait that long, bother Copeland during one of his solo shows with none other than Animal Collective, who his band recently remixed.

Black Dice rollin':

11-01 Boston, MA - Nom D'Artiste
11-02 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa
11-03 Toronto, Ontario - Sneaky Dee's
11-04 Detroit, MI - Scrummage University *
11-05 Chicago, IL - Lakeshore Theatre
11-06 Minneapolis, MN - Soo Visual Arts Center
11-09 Seattle, WA - Neumos Crystal Ballroom
11-12 San Francisco, CA - 12 Galaxies
11-22 Philadelphia, PA - Vacuum
11-23 New York, NY - Highline Ballroom

* with Ecstatic Sunshine, Aaron Dilloway

Eric Copeland:

09-05 Boston, MA - Avalon *
09-06 Montreal, Quebec - Le National *
09-07 Ottawa, Ontario - Bronson Centre Theater *
09-08 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix *
09-10 Chicago, IL - The Vic *
09-11 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *
09-14 Seattle, WA - Neumos *
09-15 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom *
09-16 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater *
09-17 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore *
09-18 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater *

* with Animal Collective