The Brooklyn duo of producer Bruno Coviello and vocalist Shannon Funchess (a.k.a. Light Asylum) has been in a label limbo of sorts since self-releasing the excellent In Tension EP last year. Well, consider the label-less period of the Light Asylum saga finished as fellow Brooklynites Mexican Summer have penned a deal with the group, which is said to include a proper release of the aforementioned EP and—the big news—an eventual full-length to come in 2012. All this comes whilst the pair are taking their brand of shadowy, ’80s-influenced productions around the US with electro-hybrid rockers Yacht. You’ll find the remaining tour dates, along with In Tension‘s intense new cover art, and a video for the EP’s closing track, “Dark Allies,” below.

In Tension Cover:

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Light Asylum Tour Dates:
4/27 New York, NY @ Webster Hall
4/29 Pawtucket, RI @ The Met Café
4/30 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
5/01 Montreal, QC @ Cabaret Du Mile End
5/02 Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
5/04 Columbus, OH @ Wexner Chuck Helm (Ohio State University)
5/05 Chicago, IL @ Metro
5/06 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
5/07 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club
5/09 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
5/10 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
5/12 Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s
5/13 Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
5/14 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
5/18 San Francisco, CA @ Public Works

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