Belle & Sebastian will release a new album, Belle & Sebastian Write About Love, on October 11 via Rough Trade.

It’s the band’s eighth studio album, the follow-up to 2006’s The Life Pursuit, and their third full-length outing for Rough Trade. The album was written in Glasgow in February of this year, and then recorded in LA with producer Tony Hoffer at Sound Factory Studio B.

The album will be released on CD, digital and vinyl. The vinyl edition comes with a bonus 7″ featuring the tracks ‘Suicide Girl’ and ‘Last Trip’; there’s also a digital bonus track, ‘Blue Eyes Of A Millionaire’.

Stuart Murdoch leads as usual, but there are also songwriting and vocal contributions come from Sarah Martin and Stevie Jackson, while none other than Norah Jones sings on three tracks. Strings come courtesy of LA’s Section Quartet

The album’s title track, with vocals by British actress Carey Mulligan, is available now as a free download.

Belle & Sebastian will be heading out on tour in support of Write About Love. Dates are as follows:

SEPTEMBER
25 – Barcelona, BAM Festival
30 – New York, Williamsburg Waterfront (with Teenage Fanclub)

OCTOBER
2 – Las Vegas, Palms Casino (Matador 21st)
3 – Los Angeles, Palladium (with Jenny and Johnny)
5 – Los Angeles, Hollywood Forever with a screening of Trainspotting.
7 – Mexico City,  Vive Cuervo Salon
8 – Mexico City,  Vive Cuervo Salon
9 – Guadalajara, Teatro Estudio Cavaret
11 – Chicago, Chicago Theatre
12 – Toronto, Massey Hall
14 – Washington DC, DAR Constitution Hall
15 Boston, Wang Theatre
17 – San Francisco, Treasure Island Festival
19 – Portland,  Arlene Schnitzer Hall
20 – Seattle, Benaroya Hall

DECEMBER
1 – Belfast, Ulster Hall
3 – Dublin, Grand Canal Theatre
4 – Gateshead, Sage (SOLD OUT) with London Contemporary Orchestra
6 – Birmingham Symphony Hall with London Contemporary Orchestra
7 – Manchester Apollo (SOLD OUT) with London Contemporary Orchestra
8 – Bournemouth, Academy
10 – Bowlie 2,  Butlins’ Minehead (other acts include Teenage Fanclub, Foals, Crystal Castles, The
12 – Zombies,  Julian Cope, Dirty Projectors, Edwyn Collins, Dean Wareham and many more)
14 – Leicester, De Montfort Hall
16 – Bristol, Coulston Hall
19 – Glasgow, Barrowland
20 – Glasgow, Barrowland (SOLD OUT)
21 – Glasgow, Barrowland (SOLD OUT)