Denton’s Midlake have been keeping us all at bay for what seems wayyyy toooo long since they dazzled and wooed us with the old world adventures on the 2006 release The Trials of Van Occupanther. The band’s forthcoming release, which is easily one of the most anticipated releases in the already promising music year of 2010, The Courage Of Others is quietly revealing itself. The “Acts of Man”/”Rulers, Ruling All Things” limited edition 12″ is out today, and you can stream both songs over @ The Hype Machine.

Both songs sound amazing as expected, yet not quite as strayed from the The Trials of Van Occupanther as I was expecting.

The band has also released a string of tour dates, which unfortunately doesn’t have an Austin appearance yet listed. I say yet, because if they don’t make an appearance here soon, heads will roll.

Dates after the jump….01-05 Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon
01-06 Tallahassee, FL – The Engine Room
01-07 Orlando, FL – The Social
01-08 St. Augustine, FL – Café Eleven
01-09 Mt. Pleasant, SC – Village Tavern
01-10 Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle
01-11 Memphis, TN – Hi-Tone Café
01-12 Little Rock, AR – The Rev Room
01-22 Newcastle, England – The Cluny
01-23 Leicester, England – The Musician
01-24 Cambridge, England – Junction2
01-25 Stoke, England – The Sugarmill
01-26 Southend, England – Chinnerys
01-27 Norwich, England – Arts Centre
01-28 London, England – Tabernacle
01-30 Liverpool, England – The Willamson Tunnels
02-02 Paris, France – Nouveau Casino
02-03 Cologne, Germany – Luxor
02-04 Hamburg, Germany – Knust
02-05 Copenhagen, Denmark – Amager Bio
02-06 Oslo, Norway – Rockefeller Music Hall
02-07 Stockholm, Sweden – Debaser
02-09 Berlin, Germany – Lido
02-10 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
02-11 Brussels, Belgium – AB Box
02-12 Bristol, England – Anson Rooms
02-14 Dublin, Ireland – Vicar St.
02-15 Glasgow, Scotland – ABC
02-16 Birmingham, England – Town Hall
02-17 Manchester, England – Academy
02-18 London, England – Shepherds Bush Empire
03-01 Tucson, AZ – Plush
03-02 Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up Tavern
03-03 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
03-04 San Francisco, CA – The Great American Music Hall
03-05 Arcata, CA – The Van Duzer Theatre
03-06 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
03-07 Bellingham, WA – The Nightlight
03-08 Vancouver, British Columbia – The Biltmore Cabaret
03-10 Salt Lake City, UT – The State Room
03-11 Denver, CO – The Bluebird Theater
03-12 Lawrence, KS – Jackpot Saloon
03-13 Denton, TX – NX35

This entry was posted on Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 at 1:32 pm and is filed under Releases, touring news.