Animals As Leaders to Release their New Album “The Joy of Motion”

by | Feb 14, 2014

Alright, alright, alright, alright. We figured we should sound like André 3000 when we tell you the new album from Animals As Leaders has officially been given a release date. The new record is called The Joy of Motion and it’s coming out in March.

Earlier this week we got our first taste of new AAL when a track supposedly titled “Lippincott” leaked online. It got taken down in a mere few hours, and all we were left with were live videos of the band playing the song in Australia.

Anyway, The Joy of Motion will be released on March 25th. The band will kick off a lengthy tour later this month with After The Burial, Navene-K, and CHON. While we wait for a new track to be released, here’s a teaser to hold you over.

Animals As Leaders tour dates w/ After The Burial, Navene-K, & CHON:

Feb 24 Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
Feb 25 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
Feb 26 Greensboro, NC @ Greene Street Club
Feb 27 Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live
Feb 28 Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
Mar 02 New York City, NY @ Irving Plaza
Mar 03 Boston, MA @ House of Blues
Mar 04 Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe
Mar 05 Toronto, ON @ Opera House
Mar 06 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews
Mar 07 Joliet, IL @ Mojoes
Mar 08 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
Mar 09 Minneapolis, MN @ Skyway Theatre
Mar 10 Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s
Mar 11 St. Louis, MO @ Pop’s
Mar 13 Houston, TX @ Fitzgeralds’
Mar 18 Denver, CO @ The Summit Music Hall
Mar 19 Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
Mar 21 Calgary, AB @ Republik
Mar 22 Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room
Mar 24 Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
Mar 25 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Mar 26 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne
Mar 27 Sacramento, CA @ Assembly
Mar 28 San Francisco, CA @ Regency
Mar 29 Las Vegas, NV @ Extreme Thing (AAL ONLY)
Mar 30 Los Angeles, CA @ Roxy

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