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Mercury Rev announce new record The Light in You, share lead single "The Queen Of Swans"

19 June 2015, 17:06 | Written by Laurence Day

Famed alt-rock outfit Mercury Rev have announced the release of new album The Light In You, and shared its lead single "The Queen Of Swans".

It will be the first album released on Bella Union, and the first created with both members "at the controls".

The Light In You is due out 18 September on Bella Union. It's their first record since 2008's Snowflake Midnight, and their eighth overall.

Listen to "The Queen Of Swans" below, and then check out the album's tracklist and the band's upcoming UK/EU tour dates afterwards.

Tracklist:

1. The Queen Of Swans
2. Amelie
3. You've Gone With So Little For So Long
4. Central Park East
5. Emotional Freefall
6. Coming Up For Air
7. Autumn's In The Air
8. Are You Ready?
9. Sunflower
10. Moth Light
11. Rainy Day Record

September

18 – TILBURG – Incubate Festival

October

4 – LEEDS – Brudenell Social Club
5 – BRISTOL – Trinity

November

6 – COPENHAGEN – DR Studio 2
8 – BRUSSELS – Botanique Orangerie
9 – KOLN – Studio 672
11 – BERLIN – Postbahnhof
13 – ZAGREB – Lauba
14 – RAVENNA – Bronson
15 – MUNICH – Kranhalle
16 – PARIS – Alhambra
17 – BRIGHTON – Komedia
19 – GATESHEAD – The Sage
20 – GLASGOW – Art School
22 – DUBLIN – Button Factory
23 – MANCHESTER – RNCM
24 – LONDON – Oval Space

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