Elbow is set to release their first record since 2005's critically acclaimed Leaders of the Free World on Fiction/Geffen records. The Seldom Seen Kid is set to hit stores April 22nd, while the digital single "One Day Like This" will drop on March 18th. The album was recorded within their own studio at Salford's Blueprint Studios and claims to "stretch their sonic template further than ever before."

Following the release of the record, the band will kick off a short set of dates in New York City, with more dates to be announced shortly:

April 26th         New York, NY             Webster Hall

April  27th        Washington DC         Sixth & I Historic Synagogue

April  29th        Chicago, IL                  Park West

April 30th         Minneapolis, MN      Fine Line Music Cafe

May   8th          San Francisco, CA      Bimbo's 365 Club

May   9th           Los Angeles, CA         Avalon