Shout Out Louds to release 'Optica' in February

Swedish indie pop band the Shout Out Louds will return in 2013 with their fourth full-length album, Optica. The album will be released by Merge Records on February 26.

The band released the first single from the album, "Blue Ice," last week. Check out the music video for the song below where you'll also find the complete track list for Optica.

The band have announced North American tour dates for the spring of 2013, but there's not a Triangle date yet. We'll keep you posted if they come back our way. Check out a review and some photos from their show at the Cat's Cradle in 2007 HERE.



Optica track list
1. Sugar
2. Illusions
3. Blue Ice
4. 14th of July
5. Burn
6. Walking In Your Footsteps
7. Glasgow
8. Where You Come In
9. Hermila
10. Chasing the Sinking Sun
11. Circles
12. Destroy

Shout Out Louds tour dates
03.11.13 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
03.13-16.13 - Austin, TX - SXSW Music Festival
05.07.13 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
05.08.13 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer [Tickets]
05.11.13 - Boston, MA - Paradise
05.13.13 - Montreal, QC - La Sala Rosa
05.14.13 - Toronto, ON - The Opera House
05.15.13 - Detroit, MI - The Magic Bag
05.16.13 - Chicago, IL - Metro
05.17.13 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater [Tickets]
05.22.13 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
05.23.13 - Los, Angeles, CA - El Rey