Back in March, Wye Oak said new material was coming "sooner than you think." Now, they've announced a new album called Tween. It's out today digitally with a physical release scheduled for August 5 via Merge Records. The announcement is accompanied by a video for "Watching the Waiting." Watch it below. Directed by Michael Patrick O’Leary and Ashley North Compton, it features the duo appearing in masks and mirrors. Wye Oak's tour kicks off later this month. Find those dates below, too.
Wye Oak shared a statement about the album:
O'Leary and Compton shared a statement about the video, too:
Tween:
01 Out of Nowhere
02 If You Should See
03 No Dreaming
04 Too Right
05 Better (For Esther)
06 On Luxury
07 Trigger Finger
08 Watching the Waiting
Wye Oak:
06-16 Hamden, CT - The Outer Space
06-17 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
06-18 Providence, RI - Fete Lounge
06-19 Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair
06-21 Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw
06-22 Washington, D.C. - Rock and Roll Hotel
06-23 Baltimore, MD - The Ottobar
06-25 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge
06-26 Atlanta, GA - Terminal West
07-07 Albuquerque, NM - Low Spirits
07-08 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
07-09 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
07-10 Boise, ID - The Olympic Venue
07-11 Spokane, WA - The Bartlett
07-12 Seattle, WA - Neumos
07-13 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
07-15 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
07-16 Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom
07-17 San Diego, CA - Casbah
07-18 Phoenix, AZ - The Crescent Ballroom
07-29 Norman, OK - The Opolis
07-30 Kansas City, MO - Record Bar
07-31 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Café
08-02 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
08-03 Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
08-04 Ferndale, MI - The Loving Touch
08-05 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace
08-06 Pittsburgh, PA - Club Café
08-07 Newport, KY - Southgate House Revival
08-09 Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall
08-10 Dallas, TX - Club Dada
08-11 Austin, TX - Mohawk
09-08 Raleigh, NC - Hopscotch Music Festival