I often have to be in the mood to listen to certain bands, but one band I can put on regardless what I’m doing or how I’m feeling is Stereolab. There’s something about Laetitia Sadier’s voice that just mesmerizes me. Her solo work is slightly more intimate and freer than Stereolab’s syncopated, droning machinations. Sadier’s new album Silencio is out now on Drag City. And I could listen to it all day. [via Stereogum]

Tour dates:

09/15 – Chicago, IL @ Schuba’s
09/16 – Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room at Crofoot
09/18 – Toronto, ON @ Drake Hotel
09/19 – Montreal, QC @ Pop Montreal Festival
09/20 – Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Cafe
09/21 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
09/22 – Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory
09/23 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
09/25 – Washington, DC @ DC9
09/26 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Thunderbird Cafe
09/27 – Cincinnati, OH @ Midpoint Music Festival
09/28 – Urbana, IL @ Pygmalion Music Festival
09/29 – Madison, WI @ University of Wisconsin
09/30 – Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar
10/03 – Seattle, WA @ Barboza
10/04 – Portland, OR @ Bunk Bar
10/05 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
10/06 – Los Angeles, CA @ Culture Collide Festival
10/10 – Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive
10/11 – Lincoln, NE @ Lincoln Calling Music Festival
11/05 – Manchester, UK @ Deaf Institute
11/06 – Glasgow, UK @ Captains Rest
11/07 – Edinburgh, UK @ Sneaky Pete’s
11/09 – Dublin, IE @ The Workman’s Club
11/10 – Galway, IE @ Roisin Dubh
11/12 – Cardiff, UK @ The Globe
11/13 – London, UK @ XOYO
11/14 – Brighton, UK @ Sticky Mikes