Dig the Silver Jews? Listen to our recent interview with founder David Berman here.

Whoever first tagged Stephen Malkmus as a slacker did the lanky indie rock pied piper-turned-hipster jam band leader did him a great injustice. Just sayin’. His upcoming Real Emotional Trash tour will take him through parts of Canada, Japan, the UK, and a brief stop at the Lollapalooza festival. In about a month.

Not bad for a slacker, eh?

07-16 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theatre
07-17 Montreal, Quebec - La Tulipe
07-19 Brooklyn, NY - Coney Island (Siren Festival)
07-27 Niigata, Japan - Fuji Rock Festival
08-01 Chicago, IL - Grant Park (Lollapalooza)
08-24 Brighton, England - Komedia
08-25 Bristol, England - Thekla
08-27 Nottingham, England - Rescue Rooms
08-29 Argyll, Scotland - Hydro Connect Festival

Perennial American indie/folk-ers the Silver Jews will mark June 17th with the release of their sixth full-length record, Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea. David Berman is up to his usual tricks, spurting imaginative poetry that wraps beauty and sorrow around the everyday doldrums (”Suffering Jukebox”) , waxing whimsical fantasies (”Candy Jail”), as well as spinning good and long yarns (”San Francisco B.C.”). Berman’s wife Cassie is featured prominently on Lookout…, lending an undeniable female warmth to the feel of the record. The Joos are even touring for the occasion, with a current stint in Europe.