New York by-way-of Montreal’s Islands, the brainchild of front man Nick Diamonds, are on the road hard this fall, with dates stretching across most of North America, in support of their brand new album, Vapours (released this Tueday). They’re headlining most of the tour, but breaking from those dates briefly in the tour for 12 dates supporting the Psychedelic Furs & the reunited Happy Mondays. All dates after the jump.

Vapours, Islands’ latest, further solidifies Diamonds’ reputation as a class-A pop man, but also pushes their sound to the furthest edges of the skewed psychedelic frontiers forged by the band on their critically noted 2007 release, Arm’s Way. Utilizing synthesizers, drum machines, and atmospheric production techniques, the band, and new producer Chris Coady (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Blonde Redhead, TV On The Radio, etc.), have delivered a record that lives up to the promise of their previous recorded output with an LP full of complex, swirling pop.

Also notable this time around is the return of former Islands member Jamie Thompson (Also a cohort with Nick Diamonds in The Unicorns), who departed from the group amicably prior to the recording of Arm’s Way. This reunited team is bringing a new touring group, & an all around new vision to Islands.

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September:

25 Caledonia Athens, GA
26 Club Downunder Tallahassee, FL
27 Jack Rabbits Jacksonville, FL
28 Ritz Ybor Tampa, FL *
29 Revolution Ft. Lauderdale, FL *
30 House of Blues Orlando, FL *

October:

02 Masquerade Atlanta, GA *
03 Amos’ Southend Charlotte, NC *
04 The Norva Norfolk, VA *
06 9:30 Club Washington, DC *
07 Trocadero Philadelphia, PA *
09 Roseland Ballroom New York, NY *
10 House of Blues Cambridge, MA *
12 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH *
13 Clutch Cargo’s Pontiac, MI *
15 Subterranean Chicago, IL
18 The Palace Missoula, MT
19 Chop Suey Seattle, WA
20 Rickshaw Theatre Vancouver, BC
21 Hawthorne Theatre Portland, OR
22 UC Davis (Oddfellows Lodge) Davis, CA
23 UC Berkley (Lower Sproul Plaza) Berkley, CA (Early free show)
23 Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, CA
24 The Troubadour Los Angeles, CA
25 Rhythm Room Phoenix, AZ
27 Mohawk Austin, TX
28 Rubber Gloves Denton, TX
29 Hi Tone Cafe Memphis, TN
30 Bottletree Cafe Birmingham, AL
31 Lenny’s Bar Atlanta, GA

November:

01 Duke Coffee House Durham, NC
02 G-Spot Baltimore, MD
03 First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, PA
04 Middle East (Downstairs) Cambridge, MA
05 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY
06 Theatre Plaza Montreal, QC
07 The Mod Club Toronto, ON

* with Psychedelic Furs & The Happy Mondays