NEW The New Year MP3; European tour dates unveiled

The ambiguous but vibrant trailer videos. The colorful but silent album art. You may have seen both elements and wondered what The New Year was hinting at with each successive quasi-clue. If the end product is the band’s self-titled third album (out 9/09/08), then the release of the track “The Company I Can Get” could be viewed as adding just another piece to the puzzle. However, four years have passed since the most recent The End Is Near, and the song comes at the listener more like a satiating breath of fresh air—waltzing drums pounding beneath a beautiful piano melody. For the next three minutes, just breathe it in.

You can download the MP3 for “The Company I Can Get” by clicking right HERE.

The New Year has also announced a slew of fall tour dates in the U.S. and Europe. Further information can be found below.

Full dates (newly announced in bold):
09/18/08 - Granada Theatre - Dallas, TX
09/19/08 - Rudyard's Pub - Houston, TX
09/20/08 - Emo's Alternative Lounge - Austin, TX
09/22/08 - Launchpad - Albuquerque, NM
09/23/08 - Modified - Phoenix, AZ
09/24/08 - The Echo - Los Angeles, CA
09/25/08 - Bottom Of The Hill - San Francisco, CA
09/26/08 - Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR
09/27/08 - Sunset Tavern - Seattle, WA
09/29/08 - Larimer Lounge - Denver, CO
10/09/08 - Johnny Brendas - Philadelphia, PA
10/10/08 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY
10/11/08 - Middle East - Cambridge, MA
10/12/08 - Living Room - Providence, RI
10/13/08 - Club Metronome - Burlington, VT
10/14/08 - le Divan Orange - Montreal, QC
10/15/08 - Lee's Palace - Toronto,ON
10/16/08 - The Pike Room - Pontiac, MI
10/17/08 - Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL
10/18/08 - Maintenance Shop - Ames, IA
10/19/08 - High Dive - Champaign, IL
10/20/08 - Grog Shop - Cleveland, OH
10/21/08 - DC NINE - Washington, DC
11/07/08 – DB’s – Utrecht, Holland
11/08/08 – L’escalier – Liege, Belgium
11/09/08 – Rescue Rooms – Nottingham, UK
11/10/08 – The Kazimier – Liverpool, UK
11/11/08 – Nice N Sleazys – Glasgow, UK
11/12/08 – The Luminaire – London, UK
11/13/08 – Mains d’Oeuvre – Paris, France
11/15/08 - Tanned Tin Festival - Castellon, Spain
11/16/08 - Ground Zero - Lyon, France
11/17/08 - Bad Bonn - Dudingen, Switzerland
11/18/08 - Locomotiv - Bologna, Italy
11/19/08 – Chelsea - Vienna, Austria
11/20/08 - Orangehouse - Munich, Germany
11/21/08 - Magnet Club - Berlin, Germany
11/22/08 - Prinzenbar - Hamburg, Germany
11/23/08 – Trix – Antwerp, Belgium
11/24/08 - Pret A Ecouter Festival - Heildelburg, Germany