With new albums coming out from The Decemberists, Sleater-Kinney, and Belle & Sebastian, next week has officially been declared Indie Rock Christmas. That means we still have a few days before Indie Santa—who is a lot like regular Santa, but his red suit is vintage and he has one of those horrible twisty mustaches instead of a beard—rides down everyone’s chimney on his fixie bike and presents us with new music that we can feel cool about liking. As a much cooler version of Kris Kringle, though, Indie Santa has no problem giving people gifts early. That’s why all three of those albums are now streaming, and why Belle & Sebastian have just announced a bunch of tour dates coming up for this spring.
The band is doing a pretty even spread across North America, so there’s a good chance they’ll be coming somewhere near you—especially if you live in California. The full list can be seen below:
3/30 — Boston, MA – House of Blues
4/1 — Toronto, ON – Massey Hall
4/2 — Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
4/3 — Chicago, IL – Riviera
4/4 — Madison, WI – Overture Hall
4/7 — Seattle, WA – Paramount Ballroom
4/8 — Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theatre