One of our favorite artists and people, John Vanderslice has a new album and a new label home to release it on the way soon. The album is titled Romanian Names and is coming out on the Dead Oceans label May 19th here in the US. Get a preview of the new album right away with this song “Fetal Horses” right now, and let us know what you think of it in the comments!

John Vanderslice – Fetal Horses

A coast-to-coast-to-coast tour is in the works following John Vanderslice’s Gone Primitive Tour with The Mountain Goats. The tour will kick off in California mid-May. Many more tour dates to be announced in the coming weeks, and British and European fans can expect live dates in the autumn. All dates listed after the jump….

5/17/09 Merced, CA – The Partisan
5/19/09 San Francisco, CA – The Rickshaw
5/21/09 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
5/22/09 Seattle, WA – Easy Street
5/24/09 George, WA – Sasquatch!
5/27/09 Provo, UT – Velour
5/28/09 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
5/29/09 Denver, CO – Hi-Dive
5/30/09 Omaha, NE – Slowdown Jr
6/06/09 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
6/09/09 Pittsburgh, PA – The Warhol Museum
6/12/09 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williambsurg