[Watch] Lower Dens - "Candy" (Official Video)

There's nothing like good old fashioned team building exercises to bring together coworkers, and Lower Dens show off this tried and true method in their new video for "Candy". Psychedelic-tinged trust falls and team bonding aplenty. Watch the replay above.

Lower Dens' latest LP Nootropics is out now via Ribbon Music.

[Watch] Lower Dens - "Propagation" (Official Video)

In the new Sebastian Mlynarski-directed video for Lower Dens' song "Propagation," all sorts of weird shit goes down. If the video is any indication, the Baltimore outfit tend to enjoy dressing up in glowing beekeeper outfits, painting themselves white, and taking part in strange rituals in the forest. Check it out for yourself above.

Lower Dens' latest LP Nootropics was released today through Ribbon Music. As well, the band has announced new summer tour dates, which will keep them very busy from now till July 20th. Take a look at their full tour schedule after the jump.

Lower Dens 2012 Tour Dates:
05/01 – New York, NY@ Mercury Lounge ^
05/02 – Brooklyn, NY@ Glasslands +
05/03 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s $
05/04 – Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel $
05/05 – Baltimore, MD@ Ottobar %
05/10 – Brussels, BE @ La Chocolaterie
05/11 – The Hague, NL @ Walk the Line Festival
05/12 – Gent, BE @ DOKarena
05/13 – Paris, FR @ Le Point Ephemere
05/14 – Brighton, UK @ The Hope
05/16 – London, UK @ The Lexington
05/17 – Rotterdam, NL @ Worm
05/18 – Hamburg, DE @ Hafenklang
05/19 – Aarhus, DK @ Pop Revo
05/20 – Copenhagen, DK @ Loppen
05/21 – Berlin, DE @ West Germany
05/23 – Krakow, PL @ Green Zoo Festival
05/24 – Prague, CZ @ Club 007
05/25 – Vienna, AU @ Chelsea
05/26 – Kleinreifling, AU @ Seeweisen Festival
05/29 – Turin, IT @ Blah Blah
05/30 – St. Gallen, CH @ Palace
05/31 – Dudingen, CH @ Kilbi Festival
06/01 – Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound
06/03 – Dublin, EIR @ Forbidden Fruit Festival
06/21 – Raleigh, NC @ Kings Baracade #
06/22 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl #
06/23 – New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks #
06/24 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada #
06/25 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s #
06/26 – Austin, TX @ The Parish #
06/28 – Phoenix, AZ @ Sail Inn #
06/29 – Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room #
06/30 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour #
07/01 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent #
07/05 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios #
07/06 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos #
07/07 – Vancouver, BC @ The Media Club #
07/10 – Denver, CO @ Larmier Lounge #
07/11 – Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot Saloon #
07/12 – St. Louis, MO @ The Luminary Center for the Arts #
07/13 – Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival
07/15 – Louisville, KY @ Forecastle Festival
07/16 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick #
07/17 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace #
07/18 – Montreal, QC @ Ill Motore #
07/19 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom #
07/20 – Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel
12/07 – Minehead, UK @ ATP curated by The National

^ = w/ Matteah Baim
+ = w/ Air Waves, Twisted Wires
$ = w/ Violens
% = w/ Celebration, Violens, Sprayer
# = w/ No Joy, Alan Resnick

[Listen] Lower Dens - 'Nootropics' (Full Album Stream)

Baltimore outfit Lower Dens are set to release their sophomore LP Nootropics on May 1st via Ribbon Music, and today, the entirety of the album has been made available to stream courtesy of NPR.org. Give the album a listen below, which includes previously heard tracks "Brains" and "Propagation."

[Listen] Lower Dens - "Propagation"

Baltimore new wave outfit Lower Dens are set to release their sophomore album Nootropics on May 1st via Ribbon Music, and today you can listen to yet another track from the forthcoming effort. We've already heard the lead single "Brains," and now you can listen to another track titled "Propagation." Give the downtempo song a listen below.

"Propagation" and non-album track "Hours" will serve as b-sides to lead single "Brains," which will be released next week as a limited-edition 10" vinyl. You can pre-order the single at Ribbon Music's official website.

[Watch] Lower Dens - "Brains" (Official Video)

Baltimore new wave outfit Lower Dens are set to release their sophomore album Nootropics on May 1st via Ribbon Music, and today they've let loose the official video for the album's first single "Brains." The video, directed by Tristan Patterson, is simple in its execution yet all the more enticing because of it. Check it out above, via The NJ Underground.

"Brains" is set for release as a 10" single on March 27th, which will include the song "Propagation" and b-side "Hours." As well, Lower Dens will go on tour starting February 29th, so give their tour itinerary a look after the jump.

Lower Dens 2012 Tour Dates:
02/29 – Poughkeepsie, NY @ Vassar
03/01 – Hudson, NY @ Club Helsinki
03/02 – Middletown, CT @ Wesleyan
03/03 – Ithaca, NY @ The Haunt
03/04 – Albany, NY @ Valentines
03/06 – Ann Arbor, MI @ University of Michigan Museum of Art
03/07 – Grand Rapids, MI@ The Pyramid Scheme
03/08 – Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
03/09 – Madison, WI @ Der Rathskeller at University of Wisconsin
03/10 – Grinnell, IA @ Grinnell College
03/11 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
03/14-16 – Austin, TX @ South by Southwest
03/17 – Houston, TX @ Rice University
04/06 – Harrisonburg, VA @ Macrock
04/07 – Swannanoa, NC @ Sage Cafe
04/21 – Mexico City, MX @ Noise Fest
04/27 – Pawtucket, RI @ The Met
04/28 – Hamden, CT @ The Outer Space
04/29 – Allston, MA @ Great Scott
05/01 – New York, NY@ Mercury Lounge
05/02 – Brooklyn, NY@ Glasslands
05/03 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
05/04 – Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel
05/05 – Baltimore, MD@ Ottobar
05/10 – Brussels, BE@ La Chocolaterie
05/11 – The Hague, NL @ Walk the Line Festival
05/12 – Gent, BE @ DOKarena
05/13 – Paris, FR @ Le Point Ephemere
05/14 – Brighton, UK @ The Hope
05/16 – London, UK @ The Lexington
05/17 – Rotterdam, NL @ Worm
05/18 – Hamburg, DE @ Hafenklang
05/19 – Aarhus, DK @ Pop Revo
05/20 – Copenhagen, DK @ Loppen
05/21 – Berlin, DE @ West Germany
05/23 – Krakow, PL @ Green Zoo Festival
05/24 – Prague, CZ @ Club 007
05/25 – Vienna, AU @ Chelsea
05/26 – Kleinreifling, AU @ Seeweisen Festival
05/29 – Turin, IT @ Blah Blah
05/30 – St. Gallen, CH @ Palace
05/31 – Dudingen, CH @ Kilbi Festival
06/01 – Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound
06/03 – Dublin, EIR @ Forbidden Fruit Festival
12/07 – Minehead, UK @ ATP curated by The National

[Listen] Lower Dens - "Brains"

Baltimore-based new wave outfit Lower Dens are gearing up to release their follow-up to 2010s Twin-Hand Movement, titled Nootropics, on May1st, and today, the group released the first single from the album. The track, titled "Brains," is described by the band as one that "examines our relationship to technology, in particular artificial intelligence and is the perfect entryway into Nootropics' vast and meticulous vision." Fitting then, that they have described their upcoming studio effort as "a reference to Lower Dens' interest in transhumanism -- the use of technology to extend human capabilities." Stream the track in full below, and take a look at the album's track listing after the jump.

Lower Dens - "Brains" by Some Kind of Awesome

Nootropics Track List:

1. "Alphabet Song"
2. "Brains"
3. "Stem"
4. "Propagation"
5. "Lamb"
6. "Candy"
7. "Lion in Winter Pt. 1"
8. "Lion in Winter Pt. 2"
9. "Nova Anthem"
10. "In the End is the Beginning"