We were pretty excited yesterday when our pre-ordered copy of Hold Time arrived in the mail. So happy actually that we took a picture and everything. As usual, the vinyl version is where its at, and I recommend you grab a copy right away.

M. Ward did the Letterman thing last night too, and played a fun version of “Never Had Nobody Like You” sans Zooey for Dave and the gang. Check it out below.

Love it, even if Matt does continue to ignore the Midwest with his tour dates, which are listed after the jump…

February
18 – Boston, Mass. @ Somerville Theater
19 – New York, N.Y. @ The Apollo Theatre
20 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ Trocadero Theatre
24 – London, United Kingdom @ Bush Hall
25 – London, United Kingdom @ Borderline
26 РParis, France @ Caf̩ de la Danse
27 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands @ Paradiso

March
4 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Music Box at Fonda
5 – San Francisco, Calif. @ Palace of Fine Arts
6 – Seattle, Wash. @ Showbox At The Market
7 – Portland, Ore. @ Aladdin Theater
8 – Portland, Ore. @ Aladdin Theater
9 – Portland, Ore. @ Aladdin Theater

April
17 – Indio, Calif. @ Coachella
18 – Tucson, Ariz. @ Rialto Theatre
19 – Tempe, Ariz. @ Marquee Theatre
20 – Albuquerque, N.M. @ Sunshine Theater
22 – Tulsa, Okla. @ Cain’s Ballroom
23 – Omaha, Neb. @ Slowdown
24 – Milwaukee, Wis. @ Pabst Theater
25 – Minneapolis, Minn. @ First Avenue
26 – Chicago, Ill. @ Vic Theatre

May
15 – Visalia, Calif. @ Fox Theatre
16 – Oakland, Calif. @ Fox Theater
17 – Davis, Calif. @ Freeborn Hall
18 – Chico, Calif. @ Senator Theatre
22 – Eugene, Ore. @ McDonald Theatre
23 – George, Wash. @ Sasquatch Music Festival