On May 16, the National will kick off a North American and European summer tour in support of the band’s as-yet-untitled new studio album, also due out in May … The 21st anniversary of Tool’s debut EP, Opiate, will be commemorated March 26 with the release of a limited-edition package complete with bonus material … The Polyphonic Spree is set to issue new album Yes, It’s True on May 28 via the Good label … Ready To Die is the brand-new Iggy And The Stooges record, due from Fat Possum on April 30 … Drag City will release the new album from Scout Niblett, It’s Up To Emma, on May 21 … On April 30, Alanis Morissette’s first live release in 10 years, Live At Montreaux 2012, will be issued by Eagle Rock on DVD, Blu-ray and CD … Arts & Crafts is celebrating its 10th birthday with a retrospective album, Arts & Crafts: 2003-2013, April 16. It features hit songs and rarities from Broken Social Scene, Stars, Feist, Los Campesinos!, Ra Ra Riot and more … New Moodio is the “lost record” Eleventh Dream Day recorded in 1991, and it will finally become available May 15 via Comedy Minus One … Mick Harvey’s latest solo effort, Four (Acts Of Love), is set for a June 11 release via Mute … On May 6, Cherry Red will issue Feels Like A New Morning, the third album from the Blow Monkeys since their 2008 reunion … After 23 years, the Del-Lords are back with a new record, Elvis Club, which will be out from GB Music on May 14 … UMe has gathered the top solo hits from Belinda Carlisle to create Belinda Carlisle: Icon, which is due out March 19.
—Emily Costantino
