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Just before embarking on an extensive tour of both Europe and North America, Serena Maneesh have revealed that on October 2, they will release a new single, "Sapphire Eyes", through Playlouderecordings on CD, 7", and digital download formats. In celebration, the Oslo crew will throw a launch party at London's Madame Jojo's White Heat event this Saturday.

The group's trek has been rearranged quite a bit since we last reported, as touring partners Film School backed out to make time to record and sort out a member change. Serena Maneesh will instead make their way across the States alongside Evangelicals and Woven Hand.

Finally, the band has uploaded the latest installment in its podcast with a mini-documentary. The work features exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of SM recording their debut record, pictures from their tour with the Dandy Warhols, and more. %FULL ARTICLE%

Single tracklisting:

CD:

01 Sapphire Eyes (single version)
02 Sapphire Eyes (Tony Doogan remix)
03 Candlelighted (Kosmische remix)
04 Sapphire Eyes (Lynch Mod alt. edit)

7":

01 Sapphire Eyes (single version)
02 Candlighted (Kosmische remix)

Dates:

08-26 Reading, England - Reading Festival
08-27 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
08-29 London, England - Madame Jojo's (White Heat) *
09-01 Oslo, Norway - Café Mono
09-02 Hamar, Norway - Hamar Music Festival
09-08 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom #^
09-10 Boston, MA - Middle East ^
09-12 Montreal, Quebec - La Salla Rosa ^
09-13 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace ^
09-14 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick ^
09-15 Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium ^
09-16 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue ^
09-19 Portland, OR - Neumos ^%
09-20 Portland, OR - Berbati's ^%&
09-21 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill ^%@
09-23 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour ^%@
09-24 Phoenix, AZ - Hollywood Alley ^%
09-26 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
09-27 Lawrence, KS - Bottleneck ^%
09-28 Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves ^%
09-29 Austin, TX - Emo's %|
09-30 Houston, TX - Proletariat ^%
10-01 New Orleans, LA - Republic ^%
10-02 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn ^%
10-03 Chapel Hill, NC - Cat's Cradle ^%
10-04 Falls Church, VA - State Theater ^%
10-05 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church %+
10-06 New York, NY - Warsaw

* with the Early Years, Thought Forms
# with Asobi Seksu
^ with Evangelicals
% with Woven Hand
& with the Sun the Sea!
@ with Midnight Movies
| with Magnolia Electric Co.
+ with Bardo Pond