Seems like we’ve heard non-stop buzz over Dan Deacon‘s forthcoming Bromst since the new year began, and it’s about to get a lot louder.

First: the album. NPR currently has the whole thing available for streaming via its website, for those fanatics who want to learn every bell chime and viola note before Bromst‘s March 24 release date. And yes, the album will contain those sounds, along with a wide variety of samples, electronic noise, and acoustic instrumentation, which is why Deacon will take no less than 14 musicians with him when he heads out on tour in April. The live ensemble will be playing tracks from the album, armed with numerous percussion instruments, guitars, keyboards, a saxophone, and a couple of stringed instruments.

Of course you could always read up on Deacon before the shows and album release date…

Dates
04/03 Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church
04/05 Williamsburg, VA – The Little Theater
04/06 Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
04/07 Knoxville, TN – Catalyst
04/08 Birmingham, AL – Bottletree
04/09 Athens, GA – 88/cp
04/10 Atlanta, GA – Eyedrum
04/11 Tallahassee, FL – FSU / Club Downunder
04/13 New Orleans, LA – The Candle Factory / The Heavy
04/15 Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon
04/16 Houston, TX – Orange Show
04/17 Austin, TX – Longhorn Caverns
04/18 Ft. Worth, TX – The Ft. Worth Modern Museum
04/20 Tempe, AZ – The Clubhouse
04/21 San Diego, CA – Che Cafe
04/22 Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
04/23 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
04/24 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
04/25 Seattle, WA – The Vera Project
04/26 Vancouver, – BC Richards on Richards
04/29 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
04/30 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
05/01 Kansas City, MO – Pistol S.C.
05/02 Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock (2 shows, early and late)
05/04 Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre
05/05 Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom
05/06 Urbana, IL – Canopy Club / Club Void
05/07 Chicago, IL – The Metro
05/08 Mt. Pleasant, MI – CMU / The Wesley Foundation
05/09 Detroit, MI – Scrummage
05/10 Toronto, ON – The Deleon White Gallery
05/11 Montreal, QC – La Sala Rossa
05/12 South Burlington, VT – HG Showcase Lounge
05/13 Cambridge, MA – Middle East Downstairs
05/15 Brooklyn, NY – Danbro Studios
05/16 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
05/17 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club