Ace Fu Records must be kicking themselves in the ass these days, after their once-beloved Man Man made the decision of signing to Anti-, but perhaps they are coping well. And perhaps I’m incredibly inaccurate. With the past two years of what seemed to be non-stop touring (much of it with Modest Mouse), they have managed to squeeze out a little gem post-Six Demon Bag that they like to call Rabbit Habits, which, according to Honus Honus, will be their “pop” album*–chock-full of background sounds such as fireworks, bathtub dog barks, and falling objects. Those key ingredients have made the it one of the most highly-anticipated concoctions records of 2008, and it can be yours on the eighth of April. And for you lucky Southerners and Mid-Westerners (ie. NOT ME!), they just may be coming to a town near you this late winter/early spring!

Tracklist:
1. Mister Jung Stuffed
2. Hurly / Burly
3. The Ballad of Butter Beans
4. Big Trouble
5 Mysteries of the Universe Unraveled
6. Doo Right
7. Easy Eats or Dirty Doctor Galapagos
8. Harpoon Fever (Queequeg’s Playhouse)
9. El Azteca
10. Rabbit Habits
11. Top Drawer
12. Poor Jackie
13. Whalebones

Tour:
03-04 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar ^
03-05 Greensboro, NC - Greene St. Club ^
03-06 Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle ^
03-07 Mt. Pleasant, SC - Village Tavern ^
03-08 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club ^
03-09 St. Augustine, FL - Café Eleven ^
03-10 St. Augustine, FL - Café Eleven ^
03-11 Pensacola, FL - Sluggo’s ^
03-12 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon ^
03-13 Austin, TX - SXSW
03-14 Austin, TX - SXSW
03-15 Austin, TX - SXSW
03-17 Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Saloon ^
03-18 Columbia, MO - Blue Note ^
03-19 Bloomington, IN - John Waldrom Arts Center ^
03-20 Louisville, KY - Headliner’s Music Hall ^
03-21 Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig ^
03-22 Millvale, PA - Mr. Smalls Theatre ^
05-09-11 Rye, England – Camber Sand Holiday Park (ATP vs. Pitchfork) #

^ with the Extraordinairies
# with Hot Chip, Les Savy Fav, Of Montreal, Los Campesinos!, No Age, Meat Puppets, the Black Angels, Shit and Shine, Sebadoh, Caribou, Glass Candy, Dirty Projectors, Ween, Pissed Jeans, Fuck Buttons, Apse

* Youtube link: Man Man in the Studio (Pitchfork Exclusive)

Written by: Sara on January 3rd, 2008 | Filed under Tour Dates, Music News