The Ring is the first single from the upcoming new Lidell long player ‘Compass’ and it has a serious stomp to its swagger. Jamie and fellow musicians including Chilly Gonzales and Dan Rossen (Grizzly Bear) lift their hammers in this Anvil blues, whose lyrics describe a bedraggled beachcomber as he is seen desperately searching for his lost gold. The video, shot by Lindsey Rome in double vision through the barrel of a dusty camera’s sights finds Jamie returning to the songs birthplace, the beaches of Western Australia, to shout it out from the sands.

Watch the video here: http://warp.net/records/jamie-lidell/player/video/the-ring

The single will be available on 7″ and digitally on May 10th, and features a new, unreleased B-side. In addition Jamie is touring with an all-new band from the end of April, landing in London week of album release and playing right through into the Summer.

Tracklisting.

A1. The Ring

B1. I Turn It Around

Pre-order the single here: http://bit.ly/bCF9v3 Pre-order a signed album here (limited amount): http://bit.ly/9TVEkk

Tour Dates:

April 27 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom (www.boweryballroom.com)

April 29 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour (www.troubadour.com)

May 7 – Koln, DE – Burgerhaus Stollwerck (www.eventim.de)

May 8 – Hamburg, DE – Knust (www.eventim.de)

May 9 – Berlin, DE – Festssall Kreuzberg (www.eventim.de)

May 13 – Zurich, CH – Kaufleuten (www.starticket.ch)

May 14 – Lyon, FR – Nuits Sonores Festival (www.ticketnet.fr)

May 17 – Brussels, BE – Nuits Botaniques Festival (www.botanique.be)

May 18 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso SOLD OUT

May 19 – London, UK – 229 (www.seetickets.com/?a=jamie+lidell)

May 21 – Paris, FR – Alhambra (www.avosbillets.com)

May 22 – Roma, IT – Dissonanze Festival @ Palazzo dei Congressi (www.ticketone.it)

May 29 – Antalya, TR – SunSplash Antalya Festival (www.sunsplash-antalya.com)

June 9 – Philadelphia, PA – World Cafe (www.worldcafelive.com)

June 12 – Toronto, ON – The Mod Club (www.themodclub.com)

June 14 – Vancouver, BC – Venue (www.venuelive.ca)

June 16 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge (www.dougfirlounge.com)

June 31 – Montreal, QC – Osheaga Festival (www.parcjeandrapeau.com)