Ceremony Announce North American Tour, Stream New Album

BY Josiah HughesPublished May 12, 2015

Next week, Bay Area act Ceremony will return with The L-Shaped Man, an album that sees them further evolve from their hardcore beginnings with a full LP icy post-punk. Rather than make you wait, however, you can stream the full thing now.

The 11-track LP is essentially a pure Joy Division homage, complete with wiry guitar leads and pounding post-punk rhythms. The album can be streamed in full (save for two bonus tracks) below courtesy of KEXP.

In addition to sharing the album, the band have unveiled a hefty chunk of tour dates. These include Canadian stops at Montreal's La Sala Rossa and Toronto's The Garrison. 

Peep Ceremony's full itinerary below. The L-Shaped Man arrives on May 19 via Matador Records.

Tour dates:

05/22 Berkeley, CA - 924 Gilman Street º
05/23 Los Angeles, CA - The Echoplex º
06/12 Visalia, CA - Cellar Door *ˇ
06/13 San Diego, CA - Legend Records *!
06/14 Phoenix, AZ - The Rebel Lounge *!
06/15 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress *!
06/16 El Paso, TX - Tricky Falls *!
06/17 Austin, TX - Red 7 *!$
06/18 Dallas, TX - Sons Of Hermann Hall *!$
06/19 Houston, TX - Walters Downtown *!
06/20 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks *
06/21 Gainesville, FL - The Atlantic Nightspot *
06/22 Tampa, FL - Epic Problem *
06/23 Orlando, FL - The Social *
06/24 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn *
06/25 Raleigh, NC - Kings *
06/26 Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel +*
06/27 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer +*
06/28 Somerville, MA - Cuisine en Locale +*
06/29 Hamden, CT - The Space +*
07/01 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom +*!
07/03 Montreal, QC - La Sala Rossa +*
07/04 Toronto, ON - The Garrison +*
07/05 Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place +*
07/06 Cleveland, OH - Now That's Class +*
07/07 Detroit, MI - Marble +*
07/08 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall +*
07/09 Madison, WI - The Frequency +*
07/10 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry +*
07/11 Omaha, NE - Sweatshop Gallery *ˇ
07/12 Denver, CO - Moon Room *ˇ
07/13 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court *ˇ
07/14 Boise, ID - The Shredder *ˇ
07/15 Seattle, WA - Neumo's *ˇ
07/16 Portland, OR - Analog Cafe *ˇ

º with Negative Approach
* with Tony Molina
! with Uniform
$ with Radioactivity
+ with Pity Sex
ˇ with Creative Adult
 

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