After two sold out shows in NYC last week, Shout Out Louds are now looking forward to their North American tour during the month of May with Brooklyn buzz band Freelance Whales. With the band’s new album, Work, in stores and online now, the tour begins on May 2 at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC, and will culminate with a performance at the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles, CA, on May 21.

In addition to the upcoming tour, the band just issued a mini-documentary on the making of Work titled “Shout Out Louds … at Work.” Directed by the band’s bassist and renowned video director Ted Malmros, “Shout Out Louds … at Work” provides a deep glimpse into the process that went into the creation of the songs that make up the new studio album. Esquire Magazine recently commended the band and their track “Walls,” naming it March’s “Perfect Pop Song of the Month” and describing it as a “truly memorable moment — too rarely does a modern pop song leave you humming an old-fashioned man-made piano hook.”

Through the alluring moving images and stills taken from interviews with the band and Phil Ek, their producer, to the Washington woodlands where Work was recorded, the mini-documentary presents itself as a diary that captures all of the emotions evoked from the pressure, as well as the excitement, of creating such a highly anticipated release.

Watch “Shout Out Louds …  at Work” and order Work on CD, LP and digital download in the Merge store.

Shout Out Louds on Tour:
All shows with Freelance Whales:
02 May   Washington, 9:30 Club
03 May   Philadelphia, First Unitarian Church
05 May   New York, Webster Hall
06 May   Boston, Paradise
07 May   Montreal, Cabaret Music Hall
08 May   Toronto, Mod Club
10 May   Chicago, Lincoln Hall
11 May   Minneapolis, Varsity Theater
14 May   Vancouver, Commodore Ballroom
15 May   Seattle, Neumos
16 May   Portland, Doug Fir
18 May   San Francisco, Great American Music Hall
20 May   Los Angeles, El Rey
21 May   Los Angeles, El Rey (Sold Out!)
22 May   San Diego, House of Blues

In celebration of the release of their new album Work, Shout Out Louds are in New York to play a sold out show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn tonight. As a special surprise for their New York fans who weren’t able to get tickets to tonight’s show, Shout Out Louds will play a free show tomorrow, March 2nd at Piano’s (158 Ludlow St. NYC). No tickets necessary, but space is extremely limited!

The show starts at 7 p.m.

Spread the word and get there early!

If you haven’t already, get your copy of Work on CD, LP and digital download now in the Merge store!

In celebration of the February 23 (this Tuesday!) release of their upcoming album, Work,  Shout Out Louds are offering up a FREE MP3 Remix download of the first single “Fall Hard.” The remix was done by Boston’s electronic-pop sensation Passion Pit. Already an infectious slice of pop perfection, once in the hands of Passion Pit, “Fall Hard” becomes blissed out and, as Pitchfork described, “synthed up.”

Download the “Passion Pit Summertime Radio Remix” version of “Fall Hard” and visit the Merge store to preview the songs and pre-order Work on CD and LP.

Shout Out Louds on tour this spring!
01 Mar  New York / Brooklyn, Music Hall of Williamsburg   SOLD OUT!
02 May   Washington, 9:30 Club
03 May   Philadelphia, First Unitarian Church
05 May   New York, Webster Hall
06 May   Boston, Paradise
07 May   Montreal, Cabaret Music Hall
08 May   Toronto, Mod Club
10 May   Chicago, Lincoln Hall
11 May   Minneapolis, Varsity Theater
14 May   Vancouver, Commodore Ballroom
15 May   Seattle, Neumos
16 May   Portland, Doug Fir
18 May   San Francisco, Great American Music Hall
21 May   Los Angeles, El Rey

Shout Out Louds’ new album, Work, will be in stores on February 23. Their North American tour will begin on May 2 at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC, and will culminate with a performance at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, CA, on May 21. Get your tickets now as their March 1st show in Brooklyn is already sold out!

In addition to the tour, the band has just released a music video for the first commercial single from Work entitled “Fall Hard” (single available exclusively via digital download on February 2). Directed by Shout Out Louds bass player Ted Malmros and his brother Tom Malmros, “Fall Hard” is a colorful moving image that director Ted describes as “a Belgian cigarettes inspired TV-show deja vú….” Watch the video now.

Pre-order Work on CD and LP (with MP3 download coupon) in the Merge store, and download album track, “Walls” at www.shoutoutlouds.com.

Fall Hard track listing:

1. Fall Hard (album version)
2. Fall Hard Pt. 2
3. Can´t Explain

Shout Out Louds on tour:
3/1 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg **Sold Out!
5/2 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
5/3 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church
5/5 New York, NY Webster Hall
5/6 Boston, MA Paradise
5/7 Montreal, QC Cabaret Music Hall
5/8 Toronto, ON Mod Club
5/10 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
5/11 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
5/14 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
5/15 Seattle, WA Neumos
5/16 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
5/18 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
5/20 San Diego, CA House of Blues
5/21 Los Angeles, CA El Rey

Shout Out Louds will be releasing their new record, entitled Work, on February 23, 2010. Work was recorded in Seattle and produced by Phil Ek (The Shins, Fleet Foxes, Band of Horses).

Pre-Order Work on CD and limited edition LP now in the Merge store!

Click to download an MP3 of “Walls” and watch the video below!

After a year of touring behind their acclaimed second record, Our Ill Wills, the band went their separate ways — singer/main songwriter Adam Olenius to Melbourne, Australia, keyboard/vocalist Bebban Stenborg to Los Angeles, drummer Eric Edman, bassist Ted Malmros and guitarist Carl von Arbin back to Stockholm – and took a much needed break. Olenius wrote many of the new songs in Australia in a tiny room, with a little synthesizer, an acoustic guitar and garageband on his laptop. He passed them on to the others who listened closely from their corners of the world, questioning and challenging him until the songs that make up Work had all passed the test.

“Walls” came first and then the rest. It’s interesting that Our Ill Wills was written at home but is all about travel while Work, written on the road with a non-Swede in the producer seat for the first time, is all about home. For the songs on Work, the band stripped their sound down, lost the percussionist and string section and kept things organic, unadorned and to the point.

Shout Out Louds will be playing a special album-release show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, on March 1st.