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Roger Waters has announced a North American tour. The trek, titled “Roger Waters: This Is Not a Drill,” kicks off in Pittsburgh in July and is slated to wrap up October 3 in Dallas, Texas. Check out Waters’ schedule, and find a promo video, below. Get tickets here. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)

Stereolab have announced two legs of their spring 2020 tour. The first runs through Asia and Oceania in March, with the second traversing the U.S. in May.

Jackie Lynn is the alter ego of Circuit des Yeux’s Haley Fohr. She released her self-titled debut under the moniker back in 2016. Now, Fohr has announced her second Jackie Lynn album, Jacqueline, which will be released on April 10 (via Drag City). Below, check out Fohr’s music video for lead single “Casino Queen,” which she co-directed with Krzys Piotrowski.

Weyes Blood has expanded her “A Lot Has Changed Tour.” Following February and March dates in Oceania, she will play U.S. shows in March and April, European shows in June, and then head back to the States for July and August concerts. Find her schedule at the Sub Pop site. Get tickets here. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)

Vagabon has announced a number of headlining tour dates. They take place across North America this spring, beginning on March 31 in Philadelphia. Check out Vagabon’s schedule below. Get tickets here. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)

(Sandy) Alex G has announced a new spate of North American tour dates. They take place this spring, following winter concerts in Europe and the United Kingdom. Check out (Sandy) Alex G’s schedule below. Get tickets here. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)

Waxahatchee is back. Katie Crutchfield has announced the new album Saint Cloud and she’s also shared the new song “Fire.” Listen below. Saint Cloud arrives on March 27 via Merge.

Stephen Malkmus has announced his third solo album, Traditional Techniques. The album, which comes out on March 6 via Matador, serves as a sort of counterpoint to last year’s electronic record Groove Denied. Below, check out Malkmus’ lead single “Xian Man.”

Alicia Keys has announced her new album. It’s called ALICIA, and it arrives March 20 via RCA. The album features the previously released single “Underdog.” Watch that track’s video below.

BTS have announced a world tour. The Map of the Soul Tour will take them across North America, South Korea, Europe, and Japan. Find the dates on their tour poster below, and find tickets here. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)

Bon Iver have announced a reissue of their 2009 Blood Bank EP. Out March 27 on vinyl and CD, as well as digitally, the EP is appended with live renditions of each track recorded, respectively, in Stockholm, Dallas, London, and Paris. Listen to the title track, recorded at Stockholm’s Ericsson Globe on Halloween, 2018, below. The band has also announced new European dates—check those out below, too.

Bright Eyes have announced their first live performance in more than 9 years. Conor Oberst and co. will play a set at End of the Road festival in Dorset, England, this summer. The festival takes place September 3—6 at Larmer Tree Gardens. Check out the lineup announcement below.

London-based pop artist Rina Sawayama has announced her debut full-length, SAWAYAMA. The album comes out on April 17 via Dirty Hit. Along with the LP news, Sawayama has shared her new song “Comme des Garçons (Like the Boys).” Hear it below. Scroll down for the album cover, tracklist (which includes the single “STFU!”), and Sawayama’s upcoming tour schedule.

The 1975 are back with a new track. It’s called “Me & You Together Song.” Listen below. The band also recently revealed that the new album Notes on a Conditional Form will not be out on February 21 as planned. It’s now set to arrive on April 24 (via Dirty Hit/Interscope).

Snail Mail has announced a spring tour. The run of North American dates begin in Santa Barbara, California on April 9 and includes performances at Coachella and Atlanta’s Shaky Knees Festival. Checkout the tour poster below.

Wavves have announced a tour to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their album King of the Beach. The shows take place across North America in April and May. Check out Wavves’ poster below.

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith is joining Caribou on his upcoming tour of North America and Europe. Their shows together begin in March. Check out a poster below. Get tickets here. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)

Los Angeles producer TOKiMONSTA has announced her new album, Oasis Nocturno, and shared a trippy music video “Fried for the Night,” a new song with Atlanta duo EarthGang. Check it out below.

Melbourne rock trio Cable Ties have announced a new album. Jenny McKechnie, Shauna Boyle, and Nick Brown will release Far Enough on March 27 via Merge/Poison City. They’ve also shared a video for “Sandcastles” directed by Danny Cohen and announced a tour—find dates below. McKechnie discussed the new song in a statement.

Pearl Jam have announced their first studio album in over six years. It’s called Gigaton and it arrives March 27 (via Monkeywrench/Republic). Gigaton follows Pearl Jam’s 2013 album Lightning Bolt. Check out the album cover, which features Paul Nicklen’s photograph Ice Waterfall, below.

U.S. Girls, the project led by Meg Remy, have announced their new album Heavy Light. It’s out March 6 (via 4AD). The record is led by a new single called “Overtime,” which arrives with a music video directed, filmed, and edited by Remy. The visual, filmed at Deity Metallurgy, stars Andrea Nann (of Dreamwalker Dance Company) performing an interpretive dance. Watch below.

Florida singer-rapper Rod Wave has announced a U.S. tour in support of his new album Ghetto Gospel. He’ll hit the road in March. Check out Rod Wave’s tour poster below. Get tickets here. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)

Yves Tumor has announced a huge tour. The Yves Tumor and Its Band tour will begin with a show at Nashville’s Exit/In on March 3, kicking off a run that spans North America and Europe. In addition to performing music from their excellent 2018 album Safe In the Hands of Love, Yves Tumor will be “previewing new music,” as a press release notes. Find the full run of dates below and get tickets here. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)

Halsey is going on tour in support of her forthcoming record Manic. The North American trek is slated to begin in June. Joining Halsey at various stops on the tour are CHVRCHES, Omar Apollo, blackbear, and PVRIS. Check out Halsey’s tour poster below. Get tickets here. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)

Kesha has announced a tour with Big Freedia in support of her forthcoming album, High Road, out January 31. The tour spans North America and kicks off on April 23 in Texas. Find the full roster of dates for the tour below, and get tickets here. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)

Guided by Voices have announced a new album and shared a new song. Below, take a listen to “Volcano” from Surrender Your Poppy Field and check out the band’s upcoming tour dates.

Singer-songwriter Caroline Rose has announced a new record, Superstar, which is out on March 6 via New West. The lead single, “Feel the Way I Want,” is out now, too, with a music video that Rose filmed on her iPhone on a trip from Hollywood, Florida to Hollywood, California. Check it out below. Plus, find Caroline Roses’s tour dates, which begin in March.

Tortoise’s Jeff Parker and his ensemble the New Breed have announced a new record. Suite for Max Brown features a version of John Coltrane’s “After the Rain” and an interpretation of Joe Henderson’s “Black Narcissus.” The album comes out on January 24 via International Anthem/Nonesuch. Check out Jeff Parker & The New Breed’s new track “Go Away,” along with the Suite for Max Brown artwork and their European tour dates, below.

Kurt Vile has announced a solo tour (i.e., without his backing band, the Violators). According to a press release, it’s Vile’s first U.S. solo tour in 10 years. Joining Vile on tour are Cate Le Bon, Stephen Black, and Warpaint’s Stella Mozgawa. Check out the tour poster below. Get tickets here. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)