“Our music is so personal, I can’t believe anyone actually likes it,” ex-Secret Machines member Benjamin Curtis recently said of the music he—alongside the Deheza twins—makes as School of Seven Bells.

Curtis will have to get used to folks (particularly those in England, it seems) liking his music, as the band has been in high demand ever since the release of its Ghostly debut, Alpinisms. A world tour kept the three members occupied for a hefty chunk of 2008, and they’ll dart between the U.K. and Australia throughout April and May. No R&R looks to be on the horizon though, as further U.S. dates are scheduled post-Europe, where SSB will share the stage with psych-rock weirdoes Black Moth Super Rainbow.

Dates
04/07 Manchester, England – The Ritz *
04/08 Glasgow, Scotland – Queen Margaret *
04/09 Newcastle, England – Stage 2 @ Northumbria University *
04/11 Leeds, England – Metropolitan University *
04/12 Birmingham, England – Birmingham Town Hall *
04/13 Oxford, England – The Regal *
04/15 Bristol, England – Anson Rooms *
04/16 Brighton, England – Brighton Corn Exchange *
04/17 London, England – Sheperds Bush Empire *
04/23 Sydney, Australia – The Gaelic
04/24 Brisbane, Australia – The Zoo
04/25 Melbourne, Australia – The Corner
05/03 Leeds, England – Leeds Metropolitan University
05/04 Glasgow, Scotland – Queen Margaret
05/07 London, England – Heaven
05/08 London, England – Heaven
05/10 Minehead, England – All Tomorrow’s Parties
05/12 Norwich, England – Arts Centre
05/13 Sheffield, England – Harley
05/14 London, England ULU
05/15 Birmingham, England – The Rainbow
05/20 Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge ^
05/21 Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon ^
05/22 Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock Social Club ^
05/25 Seattle, WA – Sasquatch Festival ^
05/26 Portland, OR – Holocene ^
05/28 San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill ^
05/29 Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour ^
05/30 Costa Mesa, CA – Detroit Bar ^
05/31 Tucson, AZ – Rhythm Room ^
06/02 Austin, TX – Mohawk ^
06/03 Denton, TX – Hailey’s ^
06/04 Little Rock, AR – Sticky Fingerz ^
06/05 Nashville, TN – Exit In ^
06/06 Columbus, OH – Circus ^
06/12 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom

* = w/ Bat for Lashes
^ = w/ Black Moth Super Rainbow

Photo by Elle Muliarchyk.